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How Do I Publish a Monthly Puppet Team Newsletter?

The past two posts have talked about the importance of a monthly newsletter. Having one is great, but how do I produce it? Here is one way I’ve found to be effective.

Step 1. Create a template. Many word processing documents allow you to set up a basic document and then save it as a template. Once done, you don’t have to worry about it again unless you want to tweak it. When you open that template, it creates a new document. Any changes you make do not affect the template.
 
Step 2. Determine your content.
• Make a list of all the topics or information to include in the letter.
• Prioritize the list.
• Turn each item on your list into a question.
• Write a headline for each item.

Step 3. Write the letter
• Determine how much space you want that topic to cover.
• Type your headline at the top of the first column.
• Answer the question or questions you posed for that topic. Write more than the amount of space you want to use.
• Continue with the other topics in the same manner. Don’t worry about fitting it all in at this point. You want to get all the content on first.

Step 4. Edit the letter.
• Review and edit each section, trimming it down to the allotted space.
• Look for unnecessary words or phrases to trim. There might be entire sentences to delete that won’t affect the content of the topic.
 
Step 5. Proofread the letter. Run it through the grammar and spell checker with your word processing program, but also have someone proof read it to catch things that are missed.

Step 6. Print and pass out your letter. You can mail it, email it, post it, hand it out, etc.

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