Build a content library for your newsletter in Notion
Newsletter writing has a logistics problem, not a creativity problem. The ideas are there. The links you saved three weeks ago are harder to find.
Filed captures material as you encounter it. By the time you sit down to write, the research is already in Notion.
Capturing sources as you read
Use the Articles workflow on anything that might become a source: press ⌘⇧Y on any article page. Filed extracts the title, author, publication, and full text. All of it lands in your Articles database.
What each Article save contains
- Title, Author, Publication
- URL (original source)
- Full extracted article text (as Notion blocks)
- Saved date
Capturing quotes as you read
When you read something quotable: select the passage, click Quote in the Filed selection toolbar. The text saves as a Notion quote block with the source URL attached. Free. No need to open a separate note.
If you're on Pro, use color highlights to mark passages by theme. Different colors for different sections of your newsletter. The color attribute stays in Notion.
The database as a writing queue
Add a Status property in Notion: Inbox, Considering, Used. Filter by Considering when you sit down to write. Filed fills the database. Notion organizes it. You write.
The work that makes writing easy happens before you open a blank page.
Article capture and Quote are free. Color highlights and domain rules are Pro.
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