tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443765296489868573.post2672901866000852301..comments2023-11-02T05:29:57.954-04:00Comments on From the Heart: What to Put in a Newsletter by Jennifer Hudson TaylorAndy Scheer, Hartline Literaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09010440105558099014noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443765296489868573.post-66968645431923560592012-06-12T06:58:39.811-04:002012-06-12T06:58:39.811-04:00Thanks for this thought out post, Jennifer. I have...Thanks for this thought out post, Jennifer. I haven't created a newsletter yet, but I've been thinking about it!Amy Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03571083038560430815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443765296489868573.post-75760813173860832292012-06-02T18:16:50.313-04:002012-06-02T18:16:50.313-04:00Thanks! I did Google after I commented. (Sorry, I&...Thanks! I did Google after I commented. (Sorry, I'm on pain pills for a bad back this week, so not thinking too fast on my feet.) If anyone else is interested, I found that if I keep the prize under 600 and if I don't require anyone to friend or follow me, it looks it won't be a problem in any state.sally https://www.blogger.com/profile/11068670473065918371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443765296489868573.post-49499911608497092612012-06-02T08:22:01.212-04:002012-06-02T08:22:01.212-04:00Sally, You have some great ideas flowing and I hop...Sally, You have some great ideas flowing and I hope you'll be able to put some of them in motion. Yes, I've heard of the rules and I thought I wrote a blog post on it a few years ago when it was a hot topic on one of the ACFW writing loops. After checking, it doesn't look like I wrote a post on that topic as I had thought. You can Google the topic and see what comes up. Each state has different laws and each country does as well. When I hosted my big contest for Highland Sanctuary's release, I compared several contest rules by large companies who have attorneys on retainer and modeled mine after theirs to stay within the guidelines.Jennifer Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06360330085131177132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443765296489868573.post-27924487703616610952012-06-01T16:34:33.619-04:002012-06-01T16:34:33.619-04:00Thanks for this. Very helpful stuff.
I love crea...Thanks for this. Very helpful stuff. <br /><br />I love creating newsletters--I use Mail Chimp for the SCBWI newsletters that go out for my region--but since I'm unpublished I have no reason to put out a personal newsletter. <br /><br />I've been thinking of offering a newsletter on my blog that would be made up of reviews on MG and YA books and I've been thinking about putting that out twice a year--spring and fall--and choosing a winner for each edition. The winner would get a book bag filled with the books reviewed, or a kindle loaded with the books reviewed. <br /><br />I thought this would be a great way to build a subscriber list and when I do get published I can put in a plug for my book. I think you could do this for a couple of hundred dollars a couple of times a year and that seems like a pretty decent way to collect names and addresses for people who love MG and YA books. <br /><br />The thing that has held me back is that I read something about giveaways and gaming laws. Do you know where I can find out about sweepstakes laws or do you know if there's a dollar amount we don't want to exceed in our giveaways? <br /><br />I will sign up for giveaways for authors I don't know or I sign up for newsletters from authors I like and want to keep up with. I never unsub, but I do delete plenty without reading.sally https://www.blogger.com/profile/11068670473065918371noreply@blogger.com