Hi, I’m Matt. Welcome to Steady Beats. If you like both Van Halen’s “Jump” and think box jumps are a terrible idea for a midlife workout, you’ll probably like this newsletter. Threads. So many threads. With Write of Passage’s Cohort 10 behind us, we’re on to Runway, a ten-week program to help students cement writing habits and build audience.
Love the parallels in this issue around rhythm, consistency, and your steady beats framework. "His autobiography pushes forward just like a great bassline: methodical, understated, and with enough variety to capture and hold your attention. I sailed through its 417 pages quickly." Wondering if the way you called this out reflects a kind of vision you have for your publication, your writing, and perhaps life in general?
"Do you want to perform in a niche you'll get sick of, or keep exploring new interests and ideas?"
That's a great quote Matt. And thanks for being honest about the trade-off between exploring and niching vis a vis subscriber growth. That probably doesn't get said enough!
Love the parallels in this issue around rhythm, consistency, and your steady beats framework. "His autobiography pushes forward just like a great bassline: methodical, understated, and with enough variety to capture and hold your attention. I sailed through its 417 pages quickly." Wondering if the way you called this out reflects a kind of vision you have for your publication, your writing, and perhaps life in general?
Interesting -- I certainly wish I could sail through this life!
"Do you want to perform in a niche you'll get sick of, or keep exploring new interests and ideas?"
That's a great quote Matt. And thanks for being honest about the trade-off between exploring and niching vis a vis subscriber growth. That probably doesn't get said enough!
Gotta be honest. If I had a very tight value prop I'd probably have more subs right now.
Congrats on 200 (last week)!!!
Thanks Simone!