Explanation letters could be written for a variety of different reasons. One reason may be that a bill was calculated wrong. In this case, send a letter stating an error was made and include the corrected total. For other things such as failure to attend events or explaining your bankruptcy to a creditor, write a brief letter that is to-the-point and be honest. Be sure to write politely and do
. not ignore the negative details of what occurred. Further information is available at http://www.myexpression.com/ArticlesWriting/ExplanationLetters.cfm.