AI newsletter writer for your weekly or monthly issue
A newsletter is easy to start and hard to keep sending. This prompt has your todo.is agent collect what happened, find a couple of useful links for your readers, and write a complete issue with subject lines, ready to paste into your email tool.
The prompt
- Write this week’s issue of [NEWSLETTER NAME], a newsletter for [WHO SUBSCRIBES] about [TOPIC]. Our news this week: [YOUR NEWS AND UPDATES]. Also search the web for 3 useful articles or tools from the past 7 days that our readers would like, and summarize each in 2 sentences with the link. Structure: a short personal opening, our news, the 3 links, one practical tip, and a sign-off from [SENDER NAME]. Keep it under 500 words, friendly and plain. Give me 3 subject line options and a preview text. Email the draft to me.
What to change
- [NEWSLETTER NAME]: The name of your newsletter.
- [WHO SUBSCRIBES]: e.g. "customers of our bike shop", "indie game developers".
- [TOPIC]: What the newsletter covers.
- [YOUR NEWS AND UPDATES]: Bullet points are fine: launches, events, offers, a story from the week.
- [SENDER NAME]: Who signs it, e.g. "Maya from Spoke & Gear".
Example result
- Subject lines
- • Winter tires are in (and a 10-minute brake check)
- • Your bike’s winter checklist, plus our Saturday ride
- • 3 things to do before the first frost
- Preview text: New winter tires, a free group ride, and the one tip that saves most cold-weather repairs.
- Hi friends,
- This morning was the first time I needed gloves on the ride in. So this week is all about getting your bike ready for the cold.
- What’s new at Spoke & Gear
- • Winter tires are in. Studded and all-season, in road and gravel sizes. Fitting is free this month.
- • Saturday social ride. November 14, 9 a.m. from the shop. 25 km, no-drop pace, coffee after.
- • Holiday hours. Closed November 26, open late on Fridays in December.
- 3 good reads this week
- • How to store a bike over winter · A clear checklist covering chain care, tire pressure and where not to keep it. (source: a bike maintenance blog)
- • Lights that pass the rain test · A reviewer rode 6 front lights through a week of storms. Two lasted. (source: an outdoor gear review site)
- • Riding in the dark, safely · Simple visibility habits from a city commuter group. (source: a city cycling forum)
- Tip of the week
- Wipe your chain after every wet ride and re-lube once a week. Salt and grit wear it out faster than anything else in winter.
- See you on Saturday,
- Maya from Spoke & Gear
How to do it with todo.is
- Copy the prompt and put your newsletter details and this week’s news in the [brackets].
- Paste it on the Today screen, or send it to your agent on Telegram or WhatsApp.
- Your agent finds fresh links, writes the full issue and emails you the draft.
- Ask for a different angle or length, then paste the final text into your email tool.
Tips
- Make it recurring: "every Thursday at 9, ask me for this week’s news, then write the issue".
- Connect Google and your agent can save the draft in Gmail for you. It never sends without your OK.
- Forward your notes or voice memos to your agent during the week; it can transcribe and use them.
- Your agent remembers your sign-off, sections and tone, so later prompts can be one line.
FAQ
- Can it send the newsletter to my subscribers? No. Your agent writes and emails the draft to you. You send it from your own newsletter tool, like Mailchimp, Beehiiv or Substack.
- Where do the links come from? Your agent searches the web and reads the pages, and every summary includes the source link so you can check it before sending.
- How long should a newsletter be? Many good newsletters are 300 to 700 words. Shorter issues that arrive reliably usually do better than long ones that come late.
- Can it match my writing style? Yes. Attach two or three past issues once and ask your agent to match them. It remembers your style for future issues.
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