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The Exact Tools & Prompts I Use to Write Every Newsletter Issue

I used to spend 4–5 hours on a single newsletter issue.

Research, writing, editing, second-guessing everything — it was exhausting. Now I'm done in under 90 minutes. Not because I got faster. Because I finally figured out how to use AI the right way.

Here's my exact process. Steal it.

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Step 1: Find a topic angle that isn't boring

Generic topics kill newsletters. "How to use ChatGPT" — nobody needs another one of those.





Before I write anything, I open Claude or Perplexity and run this prompt:

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"I write an AI productivity newsletter. Give me 10 specific newsletter angles about [TOPIC] that are counterintuitive, practical, and haven't been overdone. Focus on daily workflow use cases, not theory."

I pick ONE angle. Not ten. One. The more specific, the better. "5 ChatGPT prompts for writing cold emails" beats "AI for communication" every single time.

Step 2: Build the outline before writing a single word

This is the step most people skip — and then wonder why their drafts feel all over the place.

I Use This Prompt To Get a Skeleton

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"Create a newsletter outline on this topic: [YOUR TOPIC + ANGLE]. Structure: 1) Hook that creates curiosity, 2) The problem my reader actually faces, 3) The solution with 3–4 actionable steps, 4) A real example, 5) One clear CTA. Keep it skimmable."

I don't write from the outline direc

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