February's Notable Quote for Newsletter Writers
On collaboration and creativity with Seth Godin
Hi there.
This month’s notable quote comes from The Practice by Seth Godin:
Creativity is contagious - if you and I are exchanging our best work, our best work gets better. Abundance multiplies.
Seth Godin, in The Practice
I love this idea. It reminds me of how powerful it can be to get feedback on your idea, and to give others feedback on their ideas.
Sometimes, just by thinking about someone else’s writing, you’ll get ideas for your own. Seeing someone’s feedback on your own work, even if it doesn’t resonate and even if you don’t use it, can help you to clarify what you do want to say.
Also, I take the idea of “abundance multiplies” as further encouragement to build on the ideas of others. If someone else has written a newsletter on a topic that might be of interest to your readers, feel free to address the topic yourself.
You can build on their work, filter it through your own lends, and share the applicability to your readers. This is not cheating.
Keep writing.
Camille
P.S. Speaking of getting feedback, our next co-writing/peer feedback session will be Tuesday, March 4 from 12-1:30 pm ET. During co-writing, you’ll spend an hour working independently on your next newsletter draft, followed by 30 minutes of optional peer review. To join us for co-writing, you can upgrade to the premium version of this newsletter.
Hi. I’m Camille Freeman.
I’m an herbalist, nutritionist, and educator. I’ve built my business largely with the help of my (other) newsletter. I write this newsletter to support other newsletter writers, because I know how much of a difference it makes and how hard it can be to keep writing. Remember: write regularly, sound like yourself, and focus on sending things that matter to your readers. If you haven’t already, please check out my book: Write Better Newsletters.