Calendar:

• 03/07/08: Postsecret Postcards

• 03/14/08: Handwritten Letters

• 03/21/08: Magnet Letter/Magnetic Poetry Postcards

• 03/28/08: Top Ten Reasons You Love SON Letters

• 04/04/08: Anti-Drug Postcards

• 04/11/08: Top Ten Scenes Letters

• 04/18/08: One Sentence Letters

We're going to send mail to the-N every Friday for the next 7 weeks.

Open up this article for detailed instructions and examples, so that we can be unified in our efforts.

Please post a comment letting us know what you wrote to the-N.

We would like everyone to join us every Friday in sending out a themed letter or postcard (or multiple ones) to The-N headquarters. There’s a new theme for every week in order to keep things fun for us in writing/making all these letters/postcards and it is more likely to catch the attention of the faces at the-n than receiving the same letters week in and week out. Here you will find a list of the themes we’ve got planned so far and the dates the letters/postcards are set to go out. Don’t forget to include a clothing label with “Not into Labels” written on it with each piece of mail you send.

You can make your own postcards by printing out computer generated images onto cardstock and making your own place for comments/stamp/address on the back. You can even forgo the computer all together and just use something as simple as markers and a piece of paper to create your postcard. Cardstock can be purchased at your local office supply store or Wal-Mart. This site also offers some helpful hints/ideas about making your own postcards:

http://photojojo.com/content/diy/postcards-from-your-photos/

Please send all letters/postcards to The-N’s Programming Department:

The-N
Attn: Programming
1633 Broadway, 7th Floor
New York, NY 10019

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Friday March 7^th: Postsecret Postcards

The theme for Friday March 7^th’s mailing is Son of Nowhere Postsecret postcards. Make your own Postsecret type postcards sharing your South of Nowhere related secrets or make a postcard sharing the secret of a character from the show. And on the back of the postcard, make sure you write one reason why you love South of Nowhere and one reason why the show shouldn’t be cancelled; please refrain from negativity!

We kind of got carried away with examples (it was way too much fun), but feel free to use any of these if you can’t think of any on your own.

Non-Character Related:

I can relate to Spencer's confusion. [ Example ]

I love that "waiting for my friend" could mean more. [ Example ]

Character Related:

Spencer: I lied on Ashley's first time video. [ Example ]

Madison: I'm jealous of people who are comfortable with who they are

Ashley: I wish I could be as out and proud as my girlfriend

Paula: I'm proud of my daughter, even if I can't tell her so

Spencer: I'm afraid of getting my heart broken ... again

Carmen: I hurt people before they can hurt me

Chelsea: Ashley and I never talk about our miscarriages. She's the only one who understands.

Sean: I like movies because they let me escape the realities of L.A.

Glen: Even out from the shadow of my brother's successes, I fail.

Ashley: I wonder everyday if I could have been a good mother

Aiden: I've always known they were soulmates.

Aiden: My biggest mistake was ruining your relationship

Aiden: I'm afraid of being alone

Ashley: I knew I'd hurt you

Spencer: Even when we're at her loft, I'm still afraid my mom is gonna walk in on us.

Aiden: I'm the one who was selfish

Kyla: There's nothing I can do that Ashley hasn't already done

Ashley: Sometimes, I worry that people wont like who I really am

Aiden: I never loved her

Madison: I've had a crush on my ex-best friend since third grade

Glen: In the showers, I look

Ashley: Her mom's even sexier when pissed

Spencer: The trench coat was mom's idea

Spencer: My kiss with Ashley was my first kiss and she doesn't know

Friday March 14^th: Handwritten Letters

The theme for Friday March 14^th’s is handwritten letters to the-n. This is your chance to truly voice your opinion about why you became such a fan of the show, what it means to you, what you like about it, what frustrated you at times, why you stuck by it, why you think the-n shouldn’t cancel it, express it all. Handwriting a letter shows that you care enough to take the time to sit down and put thought into what you are saying rather than just rattling off something as you sit in front of your computer. Please try and keep your handwriting as neat as possible. And, as always, try and stay away from negativity, bashing the-n, and threats against the network. Express your frustrations using positive means i.e. you are saddened that the show is getting cancelled because now there won’t be anywhere you can turn to see teen lesbian relationships portrayed so accurately.

The theme for Friday March 21^st’s mailing is a postcard which features SON related words/phrases written out in either magnetic letters that you get to put on your refrigerator or magnetic poetry (or Scrabble pieces if that’s more accessible). This requires a little bit of extra work because you have to obtain the letters/phrases, take a picture of your message, and then print it on a postcard, but the goal of the postcards is to be eye-catching while still using as much space as possible to get a message across. On the other side of your postcard, write about which South of Nowhere characters you relate to best and why it’s important that you get to see that portrayed on TV.

Samples coming soon

Friday March 28^th: Top Ten Reasons You Love SON Letters

The theme for March 28^th’s mailing is a top ten letter for the top ten reasons you love South of Nowhere or the top ten reasons South of Nowhere has affected your life. Be as honest as you can and really show them why SON matters as more than just a TV show and form of entertainment.

Friday April 4^th: SON “My Anti-Drug” Postcards

The theme for Friday April 4^th’s mailing is South of Nowhere related anti-drug postcards. You know the ads, the one’s that say “Basketball – My Anti-Drug.” Only we’re doing them SON style. Whether it’s Spashley, Spencer, Ashley, King High, Gray, Ego, Aiden getting shot, everyone’s got something they can say is their anti-drug from South of Nowhere. Be creative. On the other side of the postcard, write one positive choice you’ve made in your life as a result of the show and the values it puts forth.

Samples coming soon

Friday April 11^th: Top Ten Favorite SON Scenes/Moments Letters

The theme for Friday April 11^th’s mailing is a top ten letter for your top ten favorite South of Nowhere scenes/moments, why you liked them, and how they affected you. This is your chance to let the network know what the fans like about the show and what resonates with the audience the most.

The theme for Friday April 18^th’s mailing is a one or two sentence letter about your love for the show/Spashley.

1. Grab a blank piece of paper

2. Grab a marker or two

3. Write one or two sentences (BIG LETTERS) about your love for
   SON/SPASHLEY/ETC.

4. Put your first name at the bottom, age and City, State, Country -
   then put "is South of Nowhere"
    

EXAMPLE

I found I could relate to Spencer's confusion and that "waiting on my
friend" sometimes means more.

Melissa, 28
Dayton, Ohio, United States is South of Nowhere

Try to incorporate something from the show if you can, like "waiting
on my friend" from Season 1.