# Newsletter Ideator

> Generate 5–7 unique angles for a newsletter issue using SCAMPER and contrarian frameworks. Use when the user wants newsletter topic ideas, doesn't know what to write about, or wants fresh angles on a subject.

- Skill: `hamzafarooq/newsletter-ideator` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add hamzafarooq/newsletter-ideator`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/hamzafarooq/newsletter-ideator/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: hamzafarooq (https://skillmd.com/u/hamzafarooq)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/hamzafarooq/newsletter-ideator

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Ask the user: "What's the general topic area or theme for this issue? Any audience context (e.g. 'PMs at enterprise companies')?"

Then generate 7 angles using different lenses:

## Newsletter Angles: [Topic]

For each angle give:
- **Headline** (the actual title you'd use — make it specific and compelling)
- **Core argument** (one sentence — what claim does this issue make?)
- **Why it's interesting now** (what makes this timely or counterintuitive?)
- **Opening hook** (one sentence to start the piece)

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**Angle 1 — Contrarian take**
Challenge the consensus view on this topic.

**Angle 2 — Data/trend**
Anchor to a specific number, stat, or pattern you've noticed.

**Angle 3 — Story first**
Open with a specific person, company, or moment. Build the lesson out of it.

**Angle 4 — Practical how-to**
The reader finishes with one thing they can do this week.

**Angle 5 — Prediction**
Make a specific, falsifiable claim about where this is heading.

**Angle 6 — Curated roundup**
5 things you've read, noticed, or heard on this topic — with a unifying thread.

**Angle 7 — Personal reflection**
What you got wrong, changed your mind on, or are still figuring out.

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End by asking: "Which angle resonates? I can write the full outline for any of these."