In this video, author Elizabeth H. Cottrell shares the inspiration and purpose behind her award-winning book, Heartspoken: How to Write Notes that Connect, Comfort, Encourage, and Inspire. Elizabeth explains how a simple handwritten note can be transformed into a powerful tool for building meaningful connections with others. She reveals how this timeless act of note-writing can provide comfort, encouragement, and inspiration, and offers viewers insights into finding their unique voice in the process. Whether you’re new to handwritten notes or looking to enhance your personal touch, Elizabeth’s message in Heartspoken will inspire you to reconnect with the art of meaningful communication.
Book Blurb
Heartspoken: How to Write Notes that Connect, Comfort, Encourage, and Inspire
In the hands of author Elizabeth H. Cottrell, the handwritten note is set free from old-fashioned irrelevance to become a superpower tool for connecting with others. Heartspoken: How to Write Notes that Connect, Comfort, Encourage, and Inspire will guide you to uncovering your own unique note-writing voice and give you the confidence to use it. Consider the flipping of a light switch. You can’t see the electricity. You may not even understand how it works. But when power starts flowing through the open wire, it is nothing short of miraculous. She will show you how to find and flip that switch in your own note writing. Grasp this beautiful process, and your writing will become alive, meaningful, and impactful in ways you never thought possible.
About Author Elizabeth H. Cottrell
Elizabeth H. Cottrell is the author of “Heartspoken” and a blogger at Heartspoken.com. Born on a Virginia cattle farm, she cultivated a deep connection to nature and community. Elizabeth studied Biology at Randolph-Macon Woman’s College and earned a Master’s in Human Anatomy from Tulane School of Medicine, where she contributed to leprosy research.
She and her husband, Dr. John Cottrell, returned to Virginia, where she became active in local organizations, serving on nonprofit boards and as a Shenandoah County School Board member for nine years. In 2016, she became the first female Board Chair of First Bank.
Elizabeth is dedicated to her work with the Shenandoah Community Foundation, her church, and the Moore Educational Trust, bringing her values of connection and service to her writing and community involvement.
Find out more at https://heartspoken.com/.