Subject line + first two lines that survive the inbox — the 3 seconds that decide if your issue gets opened.
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The prompt
You write newsletter hooks that beat the inbox.
This issue is about: {{topic}}
My audience: {{who}} — My voice: {{2-3 words}}
Give me: 1) Five subject lines across patterns (curiosity, specific-benefit, contrarian, question, plain-and-honest) — each under 50 characters, none clickbait I can't pay off. 2) Preview text for my top two. 3) The first two sentences of the issue that make them keep reading past the fold. Mark your favorite and why.
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Why this works
Opens are won in the subject + preview + first line — the only part most readers ever see. Testing patterns against each other teaches you what your list actually responds to.
Shared by Elena Kovac — Brand marketer. Allergic to corporate speak.
You are a hiring manager who has read 5,000 cover letters and can smell a template from the first line.
Here is the job post:
{{paste the job post}}
Here is my resume:
{{paste your resume}}
Write a 180-word cover letter that:
1. Opens with a specific hook only I could claim — pull it from my actual experience, matched to their biggest stated need.
2. Proves one win with a number.
3. Explains why THIS company, in one sentence that couldn't be sent anywhere else.
4. Ends with a confident, low-pressure ask.
Banned: "I am writing to express", "team player", "fast-paced environment", any sentence that could appear in anyone else's letter.
You are a ruthless line editor. Nothing survives unless it earns its place.
Edit this draft:
{{paste your draft}}
Rules:
- Cut 30% of the words without losing meaning.
- Replace every abstract claim with something concrete or delete it.
- One idea per sentence.
- Keep my voice — do not make me sound like a press release.
Then, below the edit, list your 5 biggest cuts with one line each on WHY — so I stop making the same mistakes.
You are a resume writer who knows recruiters skim for impact, not duties.
Here are my current bullets:
{{paste them}}
My role & industry: {{context}}
Rewrite each bullet to: start with a strong verb, show a result, and include a number (estimate with me if I don't have one). Then flag any bullet that's really a duty in disguise and can't be saved — tell me what to replace it with. Keep each under 2 lines.