Now we’re onto the creative part.

Here’s the prompt:

Act as freelance writer, preparing a newsletter.

The topic is [topic]

The category is [category]

Prepare a newsletter issue of 700 words. 

Include a personal introduction

Use bolded section headers 

Use bullet pointed lists where applicable

Do not provide generic information, aim for unique and creative POV.

Use a [tone] tone of voice.

Make suggestions for images 

Make suggestions for additional resources

For [Category] use information from the previous step to generate different types of newsletters.

Prompt Output

Using [topic] = "Exploring Coffee Origins: A Deep Dive into Bean Sourcing"

[category] = “instructional”

[tone of voice] = light, fun

You’ll have one of two reactions at the point. Either:

1. This is excellent

2. This is terrible

Both reactions are great!

If you think the result is excellent then you are good to go. You have your newsletter issue - go ahead and load it into beehiiv or whatever tool you are using.

If you thing the result is terrible then you have a first draft you can start with. Editing is so so so much easier than writing from scratch.

And because you know it’s bad that also means you know what would be good. So adjusting should be easy!

Either way you’re much closer to having a full issue of the newsletter and it’s taken a fraction of the time it would to work from a blank page. You’ve skipped the awful stage of staring at a blank white screen and a blinking cursor.