Hyperlink community digest - what would you like to share?

Hi all!

Brendan here from Hyperlink. I'm working on refactoring our newsletter, and want to get your input on something new we'd like to try.

Some of our big goals for what we publish, in both the Hyperlink Library and this newsletter, are to share:

• Useful info on indie internet learning (great links, papers, book reviews, events & more)
• What we're up to, getting meta and "working with the garage door open"
• Community news & updates — what you're working on and thinking about

It's this last point I want to talk about today. I'm thinking about how we can use this newsletter for a Hyperlink community digest.

First — a brief reminder interlude — we've got 2 clubs, 3 events, and 6 courses starting in the next few weeks.

Graciela's Principles of Animation course starts tomorrow, and Adolfo's doing a free Intro to Antifragile Writing event tomorrow as well; both have a few spots open!

Colin's Dead Languages Society starts studying Old English this weekend, for the club's first cohort. And more coming up next week ✨

Okay, back to the idea of a community digest!

I think one of the most valuable things this newsletter can be is a space for Hyperlink creators — and learners, friends — you all! — to share what you're working on.

There are basically two forms I imagine this taking:

1. Digest / Roundup: you share a tweet-length post with e.g. an announcement, project, question for the community, or interesting reading (+ optional link) and we curate and share several of these in an email, perhaps monthly
2. Newsletter Takeover: you write a guest issue of the Hyperlink newsletter, giving a deeper dive on things you're learning / teaching / working on (I can see this being particularly cool for course creators)

If you're interested in either of the above, please let me know, I'd love to hear what you'd like to share! For option (1) feel free to send me a submission directly; for option (2) just a brief pitch with some ideas is great to start.

Very open to hearing general meta-thoughts too! I'm working on some other improvements to refactor the Hyperlink newsletter and appreciate any ideas for how to make this more valuable and better share what we're up to :)

Brendan