I love the consideration of energy here! I usually consider how my newsletter fits into someone's day, but I'm not so great at accounting for how newsletter creation fits into my day. Thanks for sharing this tool!
This is great, Amanda (and I like the use of graphics, too). This is going to make me review my own writing plan, which I keep in Notion. Not only the length considerations but also the switching to a more personal style are things I'll look at. Thank you!
Amanda! So helpful and timely! I have decided just this week to take a newsletter writing hiatus to rest, refill my creative bank, and figure out a more sustainable pattern for publishing. I will be diving deep into this idea plus your essays on writing seasons as I sort out the future of Pretend You're Good At It.❤️
I also wanted to make note about what's coming in August — I'm starting to build out my live and in-depth Resources library and will start with one that explores Writing Plan Tools. In a Zoom meeting, I'll walk through how I made editorial decisions for July's calendar, how I'm thinking about August, how/when I pivot away from my writing plans and generally make myself available to answer questions in a live setting (which is something I rarely do, but am testing the waters!). It's a paid workshop outside the context of my newsletter offerings, but paid members get a deep discount (I'll be sending a coupon out). But you can see the sign-up page here: https://theeditingspectrum.podia.com/writing-plan-basics
I've been putting off watching this, because I have needed to be free range during some major life transitions. But now that I'm gearing up for a more purposeful plan for 2025, this was really timely. The points about burnout are real for both creators and readers. So when I see about 40% of my unsubscribes saying that "Time" is the major factor, I know that some portion of them might be responding to me trying to produce a "red" essay once a week, every week. Even though part of me really wants to keep busting a gut to give them quality, I also know that there are saturation points. Creating a map for myself with a built-in free range topic and a sequence that readers can come to anticipate is really helpful!
This is so helpful! I hadn't thought of it this way with the traffic light system, I will definitely keep that in mind. I had associated red=good and green=bad so it's a reframe that was much needed, and especially with my own time scarcity - if I don't have time to read (let alone write) as much as I'd like, why do I think my readers will? Writing succinctly is a challenge for me but something I think warrants attention and practise. Also a much needed reminder to think about my substack as a whole and for it to not get too disjointed, which is something I've been concerned about... I'm quite new to writing and even newer to substack and am pretty overwhelmed by the whole thing, combined with a tricky personal season I'm in, so this all brilliant food for thought as things evolve (really loved your writing season pieces too btw). Thank you!
I love the consideration of energy here! I usually consider how my newsletter fits into someone's day, but I'm not so great at accounting for how newsletter creation fits into my day. Thanks for sharing this tool!
This is great, Amanda (and I like the use of graphics, too). This is going to make me review my own writing plan, which I keep in Notion. Not only the length considerations but also the switching to a more personal style are things I'll look at. Thank you!
Amanda! So helpful and timely! I have decided just this week to take a newsletter writing hiatus to rest, refill my creative bank, and figure out a more sustainable pattern for publishing. I will be diving deep into this idea plus your essays on writing seasons as I sort out the future of Pretend You're Good At It.❤️
I'm so glad this was helpful!
I also wanted to make note about what's coming in August — I'm starting to build out my live and in-depth Resources library and will start with one that explores Writing Plan Tools. In a Zoom meeting, I'll walk through how I made editorial decisions for July's calendar, how I'm thinking about August, how/when I pivot away from my writing plans and generally make myself available to answer questions in a live setting (which is something I rarely do, but am testing the waters!). It's a paid workshop outside the context of my newsletter offerings, but paid members get a deep discount (I'll be sending a coupon out). But you can see the sign-up page here: https://theeditingspectrum.podia.com/writing-plan-basics
This was brilliant and so helpful. Also, what tool did you use to create the video & the slide show content. I loved how it all came together.
"Mmhmm" is the name of the software. And thank you! :)
Thanks. Useful info.
Hi Amanda!
What time is the Writing Plan Check-in and how do we access the link?
I've been putting off watching this, because I have needed to be free range during some major life transitions. But now that I'm gearing up for a more purposeful plan for 2025, this was really timely. The points about burnout are real for both creators and readers. So when I see about 40% of my unsubscribes saying that "Time" is the major factor, I know that some portion of them might be responding to me trying to produce a "red" essay once a week, every week. Even though part of me really wants to keep busting a gut to give them quality, I also know that there are saturation points. Creating a map for myself with a built-in free range topic and a sequence that readers can come to anticipate is really helpful!
This is so helpful! I hadn't thought of it this way with the traffic light system, I will definitely keep that in mind. I had associated red=good and green=bad so it's a reframe that was much needed, and especially with my own time scarcity - if I don't have time to read (let alone write) as much as I'd like, why do I think my readers will? Writing succinctly is a challenge for me but something I think warrants attention and practise. Also a much needed reminder to think about my substack as a whole and for it to not get too disjointed, which is something I've been concerned about... I'm quite new to writing and even newer to substack and am pretty overwhelmed by the whole thing, combined with a tricky personal season I'm in, so this all brilliant food for thought as things evolve (really loved your writing season pieces too btw). Thank you!