Join My 7-Day Note Writing Sprint This Monday

And attend my 90-Minute Notes Training tomorrow

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Hello friends!

Two quick announcements.

1. We’re starting another 7-Day Note Writing sprint this Monday, August 19

2. I’m doing a live 90-Minute Notes Training tomorrow.

You’re invited to both of them!

Just become a paid subscriber to this newsletter to join us.

As of now it’s $10 per month or $100 per year.

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Notes Training Tomorrow

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Tomorrow at 11 AM EST, I’ll teach paid subscribers how to write a version of this Note:

This is a WORKSHOP.

• We’ll go line-by-line together to write your own version of this post.

• I’ll give you 60 minutes in total to write this Note.

• We’ll share what we write in real time.

I’ll even give you feedback. These events are massively helpful and my paid community loves them.

Here’s some more background on the sprint!

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The 7-Day Note Sprint

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To help you get consistent on Substack Notes, I created a monthly 7-day Note writing sprint for paid subscribers.

The dates for future programs are as follows:

• August 19 - 26

• September 23 - 30

• October 21 - 28

It takes place in my private Discord, where we share our Notes every day in the #sharenotes channel. Here’s more info on my private Discord:

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Private Discord Community

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Come join a bustling Discord community that stays active in between sprints. I mean, take a look! As of right now, we have 120+ members!

Here’s a few of our most important channels and what they do:

• #directory - Hosts a growing directory of other paid members of our community

• #introductions - Introduce yourself here.

• #shareposts - Share links to your latest articles

• #sharenotes - Share links to your latest Notes

• #headlines - Get headline help if you’re stuck on what to name your next article

• #feedback - Get feedback on Notes, articles, or general newsletter strategy here

Access to this year long community alone is worth $200. Become an annual subscriber to Mind of a Writer for $100.

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Monthly 90-Minute Notes Trainings

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I recently lead a free 90-Minute Notes Training at the Substack Campfire 🪵🔥 ⛺. Here’s the recording in case you missed it:

Recording Of Monday's Kick-Off Session / Event Today Reminder

For 90 minutes I:

• Showed students how to write a viral Note step-by-step

• Got students to write a Note together LIVE

• Asked students to share those Notes with each other in chat

It was awesome. Here’s a review I got from a student about it!

“I was there for both the Notes Masterclass and Interview with Linda Lebrun. You and Michael’s class was the best training for writers I have ever had the privilege of being part of. It was extremely useful, clearly and compassionately presented and totally on point! You are both outstanding teachers who obviously love the craft and profession of writing!”
— Chinmayan

Over 40 people posted Notes by the end of the session.

Due to the success of that event, I’ve decided to offer one live 90-minute Note Writing training every month as part of your paid subscription to the Substack Campfire.

Here’s our first one from July.

Viral Note Template #1 (This Note Got Me 160 Likes)

And here’s a schedule of our future Notes Trainings:

• Friday, August 16 at 11 AM EST

• Friday, September 20 at 11 AM EST

• Friday, October 18 at 11 AM EST

My Notes trainings, for whatever reason, really help people.

For example paid subscriber Marie Vandoorne grew her newsletter,

The Bored Millennial

, to over 3,000 subscribers with the power of Notes.

I won’t take credit for all her success, but she told me one of my trainings helped her write a viral Note.

This viral Note, to be exact.

Marie does this great series where she takes us behind the scenes of her newsletter growth. Here’s a screenshot of her subscriber growth on Substack since she got started in January.

She went from 346 subscribers to 2,046 in May alone!

It’s cool to see paid subscribers of mine seeing success on Notes in small part because of my trainings.

Follow

Marie Vandoorne

if you haven’t already!!

Here’s a few testimonials from other paid subscribers in our group.

And here is my favorite testimonial I’ve ever received from Teri Leigh 💜 (follow her, too!)

Here is everything you get when you become a paid subscriber to Mind of a Writer:

• 7-Day Note Sprint every month ($500 yearly value)

• Active Discord with 100+ fellow Substackers ($300 yearly value)

• ‘50 In 7’ Challenge ($200 value)

• Monthly 90-Minute Note Writing Masterclass ($500 value)

That’s over $1,500 in value. But it’s only $100 to become an annual paid subscriber to my Mind of a Writer community. Or $10 per month.

I hope you consider joining us!