Newsletter forge
Draft an email newsletter issue built around one idea with a strong open and a single call to action. Use whenever the user asks to write a newsletter, an email issue, "this week's edition", a broadcast to subscribers, or wants to turn notes/links into a sendable email. Trigger even when they only give a rough topic or a pile of links to shape into an issue.From its SKILL.md
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Newsletter Forge
A newsletter earns the next open by being worth this one. Structure each issue around a single idea, open with a reason to keep reading, and ask for exactly one action. Sprawl kills open rates.
Issue architecture
- Subject line — curiosity or value, ≤50 chars, no clickbait you can't cash. Give 3 options.
- Preview text — the ~90 chars after the subject in the inbox. Extend the subject, don't repeat it.
- Open — first 1-2 sentences carry the whole email. A specific hook: a story beat, a sharp claim, a question the reader also has. No "Hope you're doing well!".
- One big idea — the issue is about one thing. Develop it: setup → insight → why it matters to the reader.
- Scannable body — short paragraphs, subheads if long, bold sparingly for the one line that matters. Assume skimming.
- One CTA — a single action (reply, click, try, share). Multiple CTAs split attention and lower every click.
- Sign-off — human, brief, optionally a P.S. (the P.S. is the second-most-read line — use it for the CTA or a hook to next issue).
Output template
Subject options:
1. <...>
2. <...>
3. <...>
Preview text: <...>
---
<Open — the hook>
<Body — the one idea, developed, scannable>
**<CTA line>** → [link/action]
<Sign-off>
P.S. <optional — CTA reinforcement or teaser>
Rules
- One idea per issue. If the user dumps five topics, pick the strongest and offer the rest as future issues — don't cram.
- Write to one person, not "everyone". "You" singular.
- The open must not be a warm-up; delete any first line that could be cut without loss.
- One CTA. If the user insists on two, make one clearly primary and one a low-key P.S.
- Match the sender's voice if samples are given; otherwise default to plain, warm, direct.
What ships with it
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Counted across 690 of the 894 authors here whose files we hold, read 2026-08-07
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- Use Arial fallback for headingsin 39 of 690, across 4 files
- Use Georgia fallback for body textin 39 of 690, across 4 files
- Maintain text hierarchy and formattingin 39 of 690, across 4 files
- Use accent colors for non-text shapesin 38 of 690, across 3 files
- Use RGB values for precise color matchingin 38 of 690, across 3 files
- Use brand colors for primary text and backgroundsin 36 of 690, across 1 file
- Read product marketing context file before asking questions, starting, or auditingin 35 of 690, across 23 files
- Use active voice instead of passive voicein 26 of 690, across 10 files
- Implement or generate appropriate JSON-LD structured datain 24 of 690, across 17 files
- Prioritize clarity over clevernessin 22 of 690, across 8 files
Said here and by no other author read
- give three subject options
- develop one idea
- delete every warm-up opening line
- match the sender's voice
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