2023 Writing Wrapped and 2024 spoilers | #105
Spotify Wrapped but for writing
Hello, this is Celeste. I have been writing poems since 2017 and fantasy fiction since 2022. Letters for Creatives is the place where I share my thoughts on creativity, share resources for creatives and interview creators and authors. Welcome 53 new readers of this creative tribe since the last letter.
2023 Writing Wrapped
I am sure you are familiar with Spotify Wrapped. I was obsessed with ODESZA. But this year, I have been listening to more instrumental music because I have been working on my novel draft. Let’s put a twist on that and turn that into Writing Wrapped.
The most I have written a day (fiction): 1462 words
Total word count for my first novel Project Dylan as of now: 13,880 words
Genre that I have written: Detective crime fiction
2023 Newsletter Wrapped
You can take a look at 2023 creative challenges and the annual review for 2020, 2021 and 2022.
Your favourite 2023 letters
Self-improvement:
12 week year and quitting unhelpful ideas
Creativity and storytelling:
Why you should read short stories
One method to be productive when you are creatively drained
Storytelling as sandbox and sandcastle
Following fairytale tropes or not
Interviews with authors and creators:
You can check the interview series here.
Letters worth checking (published before 2023)
A mysterious group do these things to get inspired (Walt Whitman, who?)
Imitate your favourite writers
Imposter syndrome and advice from Seth Godin
Learn to be peacefully ambitious
Balancing day job with creative projects
When the fictional and real world collide
If you like reading this newsletter, you can show your support by:
Subscribing or clicking the little heart
Sharing the newsletter with 20 friends to get 1-month paid subscription for free
‘Tis the season to gift a subscription to your loved ones
Newsletter audit
It has been months that I have been thinking about revamping the newsletter (yes, again). I have been writing about productivity, burn out, creativity and writing. I am sure that you have vastly different interests.
Some of you are entrepreneurs and indie creators, who tend to think more about business and productivity. I tend to think about business and obsess about optimization for a period of time. Then I would think about writing, creativity and storytelling for other times. I tend to write about the topics that interest me at the time. That swing would probably never end.
But I need your feedback on this newsletter because you are the one reading it. I would like to give the most value in each letter.
Let me know in the comments or hit reply in the email (I am planning to go all in on this newsletter, so your roasting would be very helpful):
1 compliment
Or roast the newsletter
Or both
2024 spoiler alert
I have already planned some exciting interviews for 2024. If you would like to get them before they publish, subscribe to get these interviews before they are published. You would get 12 months of writing prompts as you subscribe for free.
Interview with Rachel Chak on being a DJ and indie creator
Interview with
on building from scratch, managing a literary magazine and literary databaseInterview with
on her virtual book tour and book marketing
Becoming a paid member would grant you full access to the archive, interview series, challenges, exclusive tips, resources and any Saturday issues only for members.
This week challenge:
Challenge #19:
Reflect your 2023 in terms of creative goals. Celebrate it!
Happy New Year! Buckle up for 2024!
Take care,
Celeste