Author Archives: Mary Robinette Kowal
Post Month of Letters blues
Now what? Yesterday, the Month of Letters Challenge ended. There are still letters flying to and fro which you’ll get today, tomorrow or next week. It’s nice to know that some of this letter writing has planted seeds and turned into actual correspondence. Some people have asked me if they can keep doing this all … Continue reading
The Last Day of the Month of Letters!
It’s the last day of the Month of Letters Challenge. Congratulations! You mailed at least 24 things. I have been amazed by how many people dived into this challenge. So many people said that this was the first time they’ve written a letter in years. What made you want to join in? Has it been … Continue reading
The Penultimate day
It’s the penultimate day of the Month of Letters Challenge. At this point, you should have sent a minimum of 23 letters. How are you doing? Personally, I’ve found that sending letters every day has become habit forming. Will I send them every day from here on out? Probably not daily, because life does happen. … Continue reading
The final week
In the U.S. we’ve just had the President’s Day holiday which meant two whole days without the mail running. That should have given you a chance to catch up or even get ahead on your mail. At this point, you should have sent out seventeen missives. I found that,even though I knew the mail would … Continue reading
The Month of Letters Poster
Participant Anne Gray went into her local post office and mentioned our challenge. Not only were they tickled by it, they asked if there was a flyer they could post. Anne made one, which she is now offering to you. You can use it to spread the word at your local post office, coffee shop, … Continue reading
Day 6: Need more people to write to? Try Postcrossing.com
Several people have mentioned running out of people to write to and are having trouble finding more addresses. First, let me remind you that you can write to the same person twice and that any mail you answer can count as your sent item for the day. Now… on to the fun stuff. Allow me … Continue reading
Day Five OR Holy priceless stamp collection, Batman! That’s a lot of mail.
It’s Sunday. For most of the world, the mail does not run today, which means you don’t have to mail anything. On the first day off from the Month of Letters Challenge, I thought I would report in on how it was going for me. So far I think it is going really, really well. … Continue reading
Welcome to Day Four: What if you are starting late.
Several of you are probably only just now finding the Month of Letters Challenge. Hello and welcome! Now, the challenge is to mail something every day the post goes in February. So what do you do if you’ve already missed days? First, understand the purpose of the challenge, which is to connect with other people … Continue reading
The Month of Letters, featuring my agent
If you are a writer seeking an agent AND participating in the Month of Letters Challenge, let me tell you about a neat thing. My agent, Jennifer Jackson, is offering to respond with letter to one randomly chosen query letter per business day. That’s right. A personal response, mailed back with feedback on either the query itself or the … Continue reading
Day 2 of Month of Letters
Did you mail something yesterday? It was strangely exciting, wasn’t it. I think it is the anticipation of knowing that the letter is in transit. Because I’m a fantasy writer, I think of it almost as the potentiality that starts when a magician casts a spell. In another day or so, someone else will open … Continue reading
