Your mailing list is critical, but have you ever run into a shortage of newsletter ideas when your work in progress is taking longer than estimated to finish?

After you've been keeping a newsletter for a while, the process becomes easier, and you'll form a template you can use for future updates. When those dry spots hit, it can be hard to find a reason for readers to open your email--and you certainly don't want to pester them with things they won't care about.

Here's a quick list of ideas you can whip out any time you need something fresh for your readers.

How do you keep your mailing list moving when you don't have that much to share? Please tell us below in the comments section. You can also click on the blue button to join my Facebook group for self-publishing fiction authors for around-the-clock discussion.