avatarKaren Schwartz

Summary

The author, Karen Schwartz, is participating in Coffee Time's newsletter challenge and is seeking likes (hearts) for her promotional story and newsletter subscriptions to reach her goal before the deadline.

Abstract

Karen Schwartz reflects on her experience with Coffee Time's newsletter challenge, describing it as a challenging yet rewarding journey. She has produced three newsletters and faced difficulties in promoting her work, which is 31 hearts short of the 100-like goal as of February 15th. Schwartz encourages readers to engage with her featured story and newsletters, expressing a genuine appreciation for the support received so far. She also acknowledges the struggle of other participants and urges readers to support them by liking their stories. Schwartz teases an upcoming newsletter and invites readers to subscribe to stay updated, thanking her supporters and the Coffee Time editors for their role in the challenge.

Opinions

  • The author finds the newsletter challenge to be both exhausting and enriching.
  • Schwartz is self-critical about her promotional efforts, considering them less than perfect.
  • There is a sense of camaraderie as she encourages support not only for her own work but also for her fellow writers in the competition.
  • The author values the connections made through her newsletter and is excited about continuing the journey with her readers.
  • She expresses gratitude towards the Coffee Time editors and the community for their support throughout the challenge.

It’s the Last Leg of the Race, What I Need is Your Heart

From competition to newsletter subscriptions, my time has almost run out.

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Well, it’s been a long, wonderfully exhausting writing experience with embarrassing takeaways. Of course, I’m talking about Coffee Time’s newsletter challenge. If creating three newsletters in record time wasn’t challenging enough, my fumbling promotional efforts were the icing on the cake.

Tomorrow, February 15th marks the benchmark of receiving 100 likes (hearts) on my promotional story, and while I’ve done my best to promote it, it’s still 31 hearts behind the goal line. I see many other entrants struggling despite beautiful stories and having creative newsletters to boot.

For those of you who haven’t read and clicked on the heart of this featured story, I encourage you to do so. It may not thrust me into the next level of the competition, but it would surely warm my heart at your support.

Better yet, let me introduce you to my newsletter. Why not have a look at my first three and tell me what you think?

I have a new one coming out shortly, so if you don’t want to miss it, please click on the subscribe button in any of these featured links to come along and join the ride.

I trust you won’t feel disappointed.

I am genuinely grateful to those of you who have liked, subscribed, and supported me. I thank you with all my heart.

Please be generous with your hearts to help my fellow writers with the challenge. Their stories need your likes too to make their hearts sing.

Jean Elizabeth Glass, Yan Huang, @Kathy K, Ida Johannesen, Drashti Shroff, Sharing Randomly, Ellie Jacobson, Libby Walkup, T Mann, @Ashley, Marilyn Flower, Zaha Hyatt, Tamil, Rhea Anglesey, Kathryn Eriksen, Robert Shaneyfelt, Rosa de Saron C.

Thank you to the Coffee Times editors and supporters of this challenge. It’s not been easy, but I wouldn’t have missed it for anything.

Winston, Vidya Sury, Collecting Smiles, Yana Bostongirl, Drashti Shroff, Vincent Van Patten, Dr. Preeti Singh, Marissa W

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