Write a letter, live.
A letter written on Diarist isn't sent when it's finished. The person you're writing to can read it as you write, every word appearing as you type it, in real time.
That changes what a letter is. You're not composing something to be received later. You're writing to someone who is there, reading mid-sentence, watching you find the words.
It's more personal than an email. More deliberate than a text. A different kind of directness, the kind that comes from writing to someone with full attention, and knowing they're paying full attention back.
How it works
- Open a new piece of writing and start your letter.
- Share the link with the person you're writing to, they see your words live as you type them.
- When you're done, they can reread it, replay it from the beginning, or keep it on their profile.
When it works best
- Writing to someone far away, they feel present in a way that a message doesn't achieve.
- Saying something that deserves more than a quick reply, something you want to take time on.
- Marking an occasion. Apologies, gratitude, milestones. Things that deserve to be written, not typed fast.