substack-note_skill

Overview

This skill generates high-performing Substack notes that spark conversation, drive subscriptions, and grow your newsletter audience. It follows proven short-form frameworks, matches your voice and audience, and formats notes for maximum readability and engagement.

How this skill works

The skill reads voice and audience context, scans your knowledge base for repurposable material, then creates notes using varied frameworks (Observation, Quick Tip, Question, Story, etc.). Each note includes a scroll-stopping hook, tight body copy, and an explicit engagement prompt, plus character counts and engagement type labels.

When to use it

• You need quick, high-engagement Substack notes to publish regularly.
• You want to repurpose long-form content or newsletter archives into short notes.
• You need a batch of varied notes (value vs promotional) for a week or month.
• You want notes that match your established voice and target audience.
• You're testing hooks and formats to increase discovery and shares.

Best practices

• Use one clear idea per note and keep paragraphs to 1–3 lines for readability.
• Prioritize specific, personal examples over abstract theory.
• Keep most notes between 280–1,000 characters; stay under ~2,500 overall.
• Mix frameworks across a batch: aim for roughly 4 value notes to 1 promotional note.
• Always end with an invitation to engage: question, prompt, or call to share.

Example use cases

• Generate five daily notes for a week that vary frameworks and engagement types.
• Turn a long newsletter or article into three short notes: tip, observation, and question.
• Create a promotional cadence: one soft-CTA note in every five value notes.
• Draft behind-the-scenes notes while working on a project to humanize your process.
• Test multiple hooks on the same insight to see which drives the most replies and shares.