Happy Thanksgiving and Black Friday Deals!


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Black Friday Deals for Writers

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For the screenwriters and novelists in your life,

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Start your writer newsletter today and build your audience!

Three excuses every writer uses for not having a newsletter (and how to beat them)

Excuse 1: “I’m on deadline. I don’t have time.”

You don’t need a 1,500-word essay every week.

A newsletter can be:

  • One short update on your project
  • One tiny scene or snippet
  • One quick link or recommendation

Consistency beats perfection. If you can send one focused email every 2–4 weeks, you’re already ahead of most writers who are “waiting for things to calm down.” (Spoiler: they won’t.)

Excuse 2: “I’m terrible with tech.”

If you can copy-paste and click publish, you can run a newsletter.

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  • Set up one basic sequence to welcome new subscribers and deliver your reader magnet.

Excuse 3: “I don’t have a list yet, so why bother?”

Remember your reader magnet, a short story, prequel, or bonus scene that introduces your world? That’s your list-building engine.

Pair it with Kit’s free Newsletter plan (up to 10,000 subscribers, unlimited sends), and you can grow without paying a cent until you’ve got an actual crowd.

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Lindsey

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