Dear readers of my blog, I am in the process of setting up a monthly author newsletter. Now, I do realise I am not yet published, but I see this as getting ready for when I do (and also so I am in the habit of writing it).
What I am wondering is what would you want to hear from me in a newsletter? Or what do you like in other author’s newsletters? I’d love it if you could tell me in the comments.
Here are some suggestions to get you thinking:
- Writing updates
- Writing craft
- Recipes
- Aussie slang definitions
- Aussie facts
- Aussie wildlife
- (something else Aussie)
- General wildlife
- Interesting environmental facts/stories
- Craft
- Background research for my stories
- Real life mysteries (remembering I write cozies)
- My life tales
What do you think, anything there interesting enough you’d want to read about it in my newsletter? Any other ideas?
August 11, 2020 at 9:10 pm
I have never heard of an author’s newsletter! LOL Can’t wait to see what you put out!
August 12, 2020 at 5:55 pm
Really?! Tonnes of published authors have them. I subscribe to quite a few myself. It’s great for authors you love because you hear about new releases. For US readers you often get to enter contests (usually exclude US/Canada though). Plus they often talk about themselves and offer other stuff.
August 12, 2020 at 9:25 pm
Oh I see! I don’t have authors that I really gravitate to enough to search out these things I guess lol Like I can’t really say I have a favourite author, when people ask I say Jane Austen. LOL I doubt she will be putting out one of these newsletters haha
August 13, 2020 at 9:49 am
No, I doubt it! I definitely have authors with book series I love so I follow their newsletters.
August 11, 2020 at 10:30 pm
My vote is for you to make it USEFUL for readers/writers, and specific to YOU –
Aussie slang definitions
Aussie facts
Aussie wildlife
(something else Aussie)
Background research for my stories
My life tales
August 12, 2020 at 5:55 pm
I wondered about that, and wondered if that was interesting, lol. Thanks, Dena x
August 12, 2020 at 7:42 am
Honestly, I don’t read newsletters. I only subscribe to one, and that’s only so I know about a favorite author’s newest releases. Sorry I can’t be of more help.
August 12, 2020 at 5:57 pm
I’m the same with my subscriptions, Liz. But I am trying to “be prepared”. I also assume when I do get an agent and then have real deadlines etc I won’t have the time for everything so I can put some time in now to learn all about it and work out any kinks.
Hopefully one day I will have readers subscribing to learn about my new releases *fingers crossed*
August 13, 2020 at 10:14 am
That’s pretty cool! Maybe one day I will have the same lol