April Topic Ideas + Final Co-Writing Today 🌷
Writing prompts and co-writing link
Wrapping up
Photo by Jan Tinneberg on Unsplash Hello friends! This spring I’ve been reflecting on all things work and thinking carefully about how to best spend the...
March's Notable Quote for Newsletter Writers
With Pat Schneider
March Newsletter Feedback Video
With Cindy Saylor
Writing about current events
Thoughts on whether and how to write about politics and other hard topics.
March Topic Ideas + Co-Writing Today 🍀
Photo by Ann on Unsplash Hi there. At the start of each month, I share a few topic ideas for newsletter writers and an invitation to our monthly co-...
February's Notable Quote for Newsletter Writers
On collaboration and creativity with Seth Godin
February Newsletter Feedback Video
With Elyce Shapiro
Writing and thinking
Photo by Juan Rumimpunu on Unsplash Hi there. One of my favorite things about writing a newsletter weekly is that each time I write, I clarify or broaden my...
January's Notable Quote for Newsletter Writers
Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash Hi there. Happy end of January. In a bit of personal news, my book Write Better Newsletters will be published on Thursday...
References in your newsletter
This month, I explore how to effectively add references to your newsletter.
On robins & hope
Photo by Sandi Mager on Unsplash Hi there. In her book Wintering, Katherine May writes this about robins: [Robins] are the cheerleaders of the bird family....
January Topic Ideas + Co-Writing Tomorrow ❄️
Photo by Fabian Mardi on Unsplash Hello from snowy Virginia, where we got a few inches of ice and snow yesterday ❄️ At the start of each month, I share a few...
December's Notable Quote for Newsletter Writers
From Seth Godin
December Newsletter Feedback Video
With Shelley Malcolm
Newsletters as community care
Photo by Jon Tyson on Unsplash Hi there. One of my favorite things about newsletters is being able to show up for lots of people, whether they support my...
December Topic Ideas + Co-Writing Tomorrow ❄️
Photo by Fabian Mardi on Unsplash At the start of each month, I share a few topic ideas for newsletter writers and an invitation to our monthly co-...
November Newsletter Feedback Video
Photo by Pascal van de Vendel on Unsplash Hi there. Before we get into today's newsletter review, you may notice that things look a tiny bit different. I've...
October's Notable Quote for Newsletter Writers
with Beth Pickens
October Newsletter Feedback Video
With Elizabeth Gross
October Pep Talk
Photo by Kate Macate on Unsplash Hi there, When was the last time you sent an offer to your newsletter subscribers? By offer, I mean an email entirely...
August Newsletter Feedback Video - Link correction!
With Chris George
November Newsletter Topic Ideas + Co-Writing
Don't forget to vote!
October Newsletter Topic Ideas + Co-Writing Thursday
Photo by Manki Kim on Unsplash Hi there. At the start of each month, I share a few topic ideas for newsletter writers and an invitation to our monthly co-...
September's Notable Quote for Newsletter Writers
with Pooja Lakshmin
September Newsletter Feedback Video
With Bonnie Rose Weaver
A short newsletter can be a good thing
Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash Hi there. I get a lot of questions about how long a newsletter should be. There isn’t a correct answer, because there are...
July Reader Question
How do I know people are reading my newsletter?
September Newsletter Topic Ideas + Co-Writing Tomorrow
Photo by Manki Kim on Unsplash Hi there. At the start of each month, I share a few topic ideas for newsletter writers and an invitation to our monthly co-...
August's Notable Quote for Newsletter Writers
with Jon Acuff
August Pep Talk: How long does a newsletter take to work?
Hint: longer than you think!
August Newsletter Feedback Video
With Chris George
August Newsletter Topic Ideas + Co-Writing
Photo by Manki Kim on Unsplash Hi there. At the start of each month, I share a few topic ideas for newsletter writers and an invitation to our monthly co-...
July's Notable Quote for Newsletter Writers
with Claire Dederer
July Newsletter Feedback Video
with Miranda Resnick
On technical woes related to your newsletter
We all have them occasionally.
July Newsletter Topic Ideas + Co-Writing
Photo by Manki Kim on Unsplash Hi there. At the start of each month, I share a few topic ideas for newsletter writers and an invitation to our monthly co-...
June's Notable Quote for Newsletter Writers
A guessing game 🖤
June Newsletter Feedback Video
with Christa Gault
Thoughts on using AI, ghost writers, or templates to write your newsletters
Your own writing is better.
June Newsletter Topic Ideas + Co-Writing
Photo by Manki Kim on Unsplash Hi there. At the start of each month, I share a few topic ideas for newsletter writers and an invitation to our monthly co-...
A few thoughts on subject lines
Photo by Anne Nygård on Unsplash Thanks to Julie for submitting a question for this week’s newsletter topic! Julie was wondering if I had any tips to pass...
May's Notable Quote for Newsletter Writers
Neil Gaiman on the blank page 🖤
May Newsletter Feedback Video
with Sophie Cassel
How to write a newsletter no one wants to read
Moving from the transactional to the relational
May Newsletter Topic Ideas + Co-Writing
Photo by Manki Kim on Unsplash Hi there. At the start of each month, I share a few topic ideas for newsletter writers and an invitation to our monthly co-...
April's Notable Quote for Newsletter Writers
Annie Dillard 🖤
April Newsletter Feedback Video
with Maggie Donaldson
How not to provide clinical care in your newsletter
It's a fine line!
April Newsletter Topic Ideas + Co-Writing
Photo by Manki Kim on Unsplash Hi there. At the start of each month, I share a few topic ideas for newsletter writers and an invitation to our monthly co-...