I love Substack - and I love writing - BUT each serious post takes me 10 hours: 1. Idea? 10 seconds 2. first draft? 2 hours 3. Research? 2 hours. 4. Editing? 2 hours. 5. Polishing and adding links? 2 hours 6. Overall polish 2 hours - OK - I lied not 10 hours but 10 hours and 10 seconds! ☮️❤️🍷
Research: pick 1 thing out of the list. Write thoughts using the knowledge I’ve build over a decade.
Opening canva: my hard part. So now I only just add a name to the design I use. And if I talk about a business model I create that. Or pick one from my courses.
Polish: do a check on grammar. And see if it needs to be sharper.
On a Sunday evening, kids to bed. Cup of tea next to me and the door locked.
You speak to ME …Wes…. Because I have been planning my Newsletter while I finish up my book (working on the cover & formatting). I appreciate the reinforcement for what I was “bumbling” toward & couldn’t quite “see” & articulate. Thanks and More Thanks!🌟
I love Substack - and I love writing - BUT each serious post takes me 10 hours: 1. Idea? 10 seconds 2. first draft? 2 hours 3. Research? 2 hours. 4. Editing? 2 hours. 5. Polishing and adding links? 2 hours 6. Overall polish 2 hours - OK - I lied not 10 hours but 10 hours and 10 seconds! ☮️❤️🍷
What system do you use?
Here is mine:
Inspiration I do have a list
Research: pick 1 thing out of the list. Write thoughts using the knowledge I’ve build over a decade.
Opening canva: my hard part. So now I only just add a name to the design I use. And if I talk about a business model I create that. Or pick one from my courses.
Polish: do a check on grammar. And see if it needs to be sharper.
On a Sunday evening, kids to bed. Cup of tea next to me and the door locked.
You speak to ME …Wes…. Because I have been planning my Newsletter while I finish up my book (working on the cover & formatting). I appreciate the reinforcement for what I was “bumbling” toward & couldn’t quite “see” & articulate. Thanks and More Thanks!🌟
Quality over quantity.
Focus on the larger picture not just the quick wins. That is the difference.
Thanks Wes. This is very well laid out.
Signed up and devouring the playbook. Thank you.
Thank you Wes for this motivational post... I experienced similar in my German business and now I am on my journey to build my new Substack business 😀