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Tara,

Can I do a note rather than a post?

I'd rather it not go out as an email to all my subs so I keep to my once a week email schedule/routine.

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Yes, you can. There are two options. If you post as an original Note, I can copy a link to it in the collated memorial page, so people can click through to your Note.

Or: You can make a post, but instead of emailing subscribers, when you click Continue to publish the post and choose "Everyone" as the audience, scroll down to the Delivery section and *unclick* "Send email to subscribers." This changes the blue action button at the bottom right corner from "Send email" to "Publish." The post goes on your webpage, but not to inboxes. This would allow you to add your Subscribe button and any other features you can access in a post but not a Note. Thanks for the question. I'll add this with a picture to the FAQ's.

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Thanks for this clarification. I’ve adjusted my pub schedule for my story. This is such a terrific idea. I’m excited!

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Thanks for the good questions! :-)

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Wrote mine today!

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Super!

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Great idea (however a travel day for me). I'll be reading.....

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Thank you! I'll have posts on the 10th and 13th that week, and then I'll take whatever time is needed to collate other posts I see. I'll send them out as one page when ready. I'll be on Notes during the day of the 13th. Safe travels for you!

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I find Alice Munro's southwestern Ontario voice like hearing someone intimately familiar. Miriam Toews has a similar style to her voice. Thanks for the head's up for this enterprise. .

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This is a great idea! I have been working on a related post for this weekend, which fits with my May reading theme of Short Works, and I will repost and tag you on the memorial date.

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Perfect!

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Thanks Tara. I think this is amazing. I have some short stories I've published. Can I repost one fo them?

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Definitely. I like the idea of framing a story with your thinking about why you've chosen that one for this occasion. Would that make sense in the case your considering?

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That's exactly what I was thinking to do :)

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Great minds ... ;-)

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