Thank you! The idea of writing for a small circle of friends is amazing, I can’t believe I never realized the benefit before. My writing style clearly suffers from trying to be accessible and standardized. And even my creativity seems to work better with a guaranteed audience of 5 people than with a public soapbox of 0-1000.
I felt like the OP was getting a little long, but I’d add that it has helped me to end each newsletter with “discussion questions.” This usually guarantees that my friends actually respond to what I write and we’ve had some good discussions.
Thank you! The idea of writing for a small circle of friends is amazing, I can’t believe I never realized the benefit before. My writing style clearly suffers from trying to be accessible and standardized. And even my creativity seems to work better with a guaranteed audience of 5 people than with a public soapbox of 0-1000.
I felt like the OP was getting a little long, but I’d add that it has helped me to end each newsletter with “discussion questions.” This usually guarantees that my friends actually respond to what I write and we’ve had some good discussions.