Call For Submissions—Write A Letter To Yourself

One of the most challenging parts of being a writer or creator is keeping yourself motivated. It’s hard getting five reads on a piece you spent hours on or getting rejected by another publication. Even with all the uplifting comments from your writing peers, that type of rejection still feels like failure.

In my years and years of writing, one constant has held true: I need to be accountable for my own motivation. It helps to have others in my corner, but if I didn’t hold myself accountable for my own emotions on this journey, I would’ve quit a long time ago.

Part of being self-motivated is reminding myself why I’m doing this. Why writing matters so much to me. So for this writing prompt, I want you to write a letter to yourself. Inspire yourself through your own words. Or maybe your letter isn’t inspiring at all and is a reality check. It’s possible this creative life isn’t for you. If so, write your doubts in this letter.

Same rules still apply:You can submit to this or ANY of our past writing prompts. Just scroll through our previous newsletters. They’ll be marked “Call for Submissions.”If you’re already a writer for CRY, go ahead and submit.If you’re not a writer for CRY but would like to submit to this or any other prompt, let us know and we’ll add you ASAP. Include your profile handle in your message or comment.Be as creative as you want in your submissions. As long as you stick to the topic, we’ll consider it.Just because you submit doesn’t mean we’ll post. If you haven’t heard back from us in three days, consider that a pass.

Please reach out if you have any questions at all. If you are new to Medium, here’s how you submit a draft to a publication.

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