Writing Challenge: December 2025 [đChristmas Edition]
[Special Christmas Gift đ Inside] Take that ALL-NEW Christmas Edition Monthly Writing Challenge and win amazing prizes.
Post are going viral like crazy right now.
Our VIP Member is just about to cross 10,000 subscribers and it all in a few weeks! From just one post that exploded. She had 200 subscribers when she published it. Congrats, Ellen!
The truth is, anyone can be like Ellen. Just do the work. Thatâs why this Challenge exists. And this month itâs gonna bring some special awards!
This month ONLY: Writing Challenge will be different - ALL NEW Christmas Edition
But first, letâs announce the winners!
WINNERS AWARDS
I want to personally congratulate all of the members who take their growth seriously and stayed active this month, posting consistently, paving their path to success, even though growth slowed down lately.
, , , , , , , ,Congrats to all of you! Youâre truly amazing!
Now, I know there are many others whoâre also active writing consistently but donât check into the Accountability tracker, and thatâs ok. Just know that I need to see you there, so that I can select you for a Spotlight Session (even if you already had one before ;))
Ok, so the winner isâŚ.
Winner from last month Writing Challenge:
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Chris is one of the consistently active members in the Unplugged community, and so now Iâm happy to finally welcome him to the next spotlight session!
Congrats, Chris!!! Looking forward to our spotlight session!
Award:
â A spotlight session to talk about your Substack. To give you and your Substack more exposure, I will share this session:
all subscribers
my BiTES atomic newsletter
my other social media accounts
â Watch all previous spotlight sessions here.
Why a Writing Challenge?
I start seeing more posts getting viral, or getting distributed by the algorithm outside if your audience. I also just recently got my first viral post and another one right after it, so I made an analysis â read it here.
Itâs clear: posts do get you new subscribers. And sales.
But it might be challenging to stay consistent. Thatâs why this challenge exists.
Within Unplugged, you have everything you need to grow your Substack:
the monthly Notes30 Challenge where you grow your subscribers,
the weekly Write2Sell column where you learn how to convert them to paid and keep them paying,
the Substack Quest designed to bring you to your first (or next) bestseller badge faster,
the QUEST LABS with all the AI and automations, which helps you grow while you sleep, andâŚ
this monthly Writing Challenge where you apply the knowledge from the Write2Sell column and the Quest in practice and actually work to grow your paid subscribers,
plus: the AI tools you can use to grow easier and faster (find the links below).
Time to kick off the ALL NEW Christmas Edition of the WRITING Challenge - last one for 2025!
What is it?
Itâs a challenge for writing.
But not just writing.
Itâs built to help you convert more subscribers, applying everything from the Write2Sell column and the Quest in practice, and feed your automations with more sales. Because learning how to do things is nothing if you donât take action.
So, in this challenge, weâll take action.
The Challenge:
PARTICIPANTS:
This month ONLY: Iâm gonna run the weekly sharing boost posts for ALL UNPLUGGED MEMBERS
As usual: Paid and V.I.P. members have their private access to the GPTs, templates and supporting materials (links at the bottom).
What you need to do:
Write and publish at least 1 post per week.
Join the challenge by adding yourself to the Accountability tracker
Share your posts in the weekly thread (you can do that every day until the next post comes on Sunday)
How to do that (faster)?
Watch the Positioning, the Product and the Content Strategies from the QUEST: to make sure your content matches your audience's needs.
Write for your ideal buyer (not reader). Make every post feel like a product. If you solve a problem (i.e. you save time, money or frustrations or all of them), you have a âproductâ. That makes your newsletter a necessity.
Use my custom GPT the CREATIVETECH Writer Pro (free for paid members - use the link below) for outlines. I give my GPT one of my notes and ask it to expand it into a 1000-word article. I then edit and post for free. It works.
Make sure you add links to other posts, so that people keep reading (or start buying if they are paywalled - thatâs what I did)
Add a compelling headline, one that opens a curiosity gap. Use my custom GPT the TITLE Generator (link below) - give it your entire article and it will come up with 10 titles suggestions.
Make sure you have a CTA at the end of your post, selling your product in a non-salesy way. How? Use my brand new custom GPT High Converting CTAs Writer (link below). Just give it the product description and it will generate you 10 non-salesy CTAs that convert. If you donât have products to sell, become my affiliate and earn 30% from each sale. Apply here (I approve everyone).
Stay active in the weekly boost posts:
Share a quote from it on Notes (select some shareable sentence & restack quote)
Share a link to it on the Weekly Writing Challenge Sharing Thread: I will post one every Sunday - it will arrive in your inbox.
And remember to read, like, comment and restack some of the other posts you like. This is how we help each other grow.
Track your consistency: add yourself to the Accountability Tracker. I have a Prize for the most active!
The GOAL?
Real CA$H!!
This strategy works for all types of newsletters:
free newsletter
paid newsletter
fiction or non-fiction
Sales is what I do best, and in this newsletter, I help you do it too, without the fear of failure or alienating our audience. Itâs all in the Quest.
WINNERS AWARDS:
Iâm gonna select 3 from the most active people who will win the following awards:
Spotlight with me + Special Christmas Gift đ
Special Christmas Gift đ
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đ THIS MONTH ONLY: SPECIAL CHRISTMAS GIFTS đ
Free subscribers: 6 months of FREE access to the paid membership
Paid members: an additional 6 months of FREE access to the paid membership (Iâll extend your membership)
Lifetime members: an additional 60-minute Strategy call with me (one time)
Rules for the winners selection:
Iâll select three of the most active participants in the Challenge based on the Accountability Tracker. Rules:
1. must be in the Accountability tracker
2. must have completed the challenge (at least one post a week)
3. you can win the same challenge more than once but in different months
4. you canât win both Writing and Notes challenges in the same month. If you do, Iâll invite the next most active person for a session
Priority of selecting winners:
1. most active among the VIP members
2. most active among the annual paid members
3. most active among the monthly paid members
4. this month only: most active free subscribers
Announcement of the winners: start of next Challenge - 2nd day of next month
How do you get the Special Christmas Gift đ: Iâm gonna DM you with your award
When do we do the spotlight: during next month upon your availability. Weâll do the session only if youâre willing to. If not, Iâll invite the next most active member until I get a âyesâ.
How do we do the spotlight: over Zoom. I ask you questions (we initially agree on the list), and we discuss :). You can prepare slides if you want to (not a must, nobody did so far :D). Iâll do the spotlight sessions monthly after the Challenge finishes.
To give you and your Substack more exposure, I will share the spotlight session:
all subscribers
my BiTES atomic newsletter
my other social media accounts
The Challenge includes (download links at the end of this post):
Link to the Accountability Tracker. If you havenât already, add yourself now!
Training materials from the Substack Quest: every month we will evolve and improve.
My 19 Writing Rules for Highly Engaging Writing, which helped me get lots of stories go viral (in the pdf below)
13 Ideas on How to Use Emotions with Examples of Uncommon, Emotional and Power Words to use in your writing - because emotions are a huge part of great writing (in the pdf below)
A mini workshop on how to Generate Stunning Midjourney Images without Prompting (link below)
My custom personalized GPT CREATIVETECH Writer PRO trained on my viral stories to write high-quality long-form articles. Just updated with new training data. (link below)
My custom GPT TITLE Generator 2.0 trained on 1000+ viral titles on Medium to generate titles that drive clicks. Just updated with new training data. (link below)
My custom GPT High Converting CTAs Writer trained to turn your product descriptions into non-salesy CTAs you can use in your posts. Just updated with new training data. (link below)
Dedicated Weekly Writing Challenge Sharing Thread Post. Iâll ask you to share links to your posts, so that it can get even more traction. Comes every Sunday, you can share through the entire week. Make sure you also check otherâs posts - thatâs how we grow together!
All this will arrive in a compact pdf (find the link below). Use this knowledge. Adapt the templates and guidelines to your niche and style.
Ready?
Letâs do this!
Hereâs your Challenge pack of resources:
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