In a post on DIY MFA, Brittany Capozzi says we can learn a lot from writing letters to ourselves that encourage our writing practice.
“When I started to build a daily writing routine, I felt like the only thing keeping me company was self-doubt,” Capozzi says. “Though I had set up my space with notes, books, a creative survival kit, and even a bulletin board of inspirational quotes, I felt like I needed a cheerleading team to root for me.”
Capozzi’s solution was to write encouraging notes to herself, reminding herself of the reasons she writes. “I think of my daily check-in letter as a body of support,” she says.
“Together, the body of support and the black ink make my writing dream a solid piece of matter.”
