Thursday, December 07, 2006
So Much For My Happy Ending, by Kyra Davis
On the GCC tour this week is SO MUCH FOR MY HAPPY ENDING, by Kyra Davis. I thoroughly enjoyed her chicklit mystery series, and am looking forward to reading this one!
Here's some press info about the book, followed by Kyra's answers to my GCC questions!
Kyra Davis, the author of the very successful mystery series that includes SEX, MURDER AND A DOUBLE LATTE, was married to man diagnosed with a bipolar disorder. The symptoms were barely noticeable at first. But as the marriage wore on, her husband’s erratic behavior—his
lies about his job, his extravagant spending sprees using her credit cards that almost resulted in her filing for bankruptcy, his fits of temper and other highly unsettling behavior—led to her divorce.
In her latest book, SO MUCH FOR MY HAPPY ENDING (MIRA Books, November 15, 2006, $13.95)—a departure from her light-hearted mystery series—Kyra Davis tackles the subject of mental illness. With her usual wit and humor, Kyra probes a very serious subject, and one that is close to her heart: What happens when the man you love and subsequently marry turns out to be someone entirely different from the man you dated? How do you recognize the difference between mental illness and the usual marital problems that afflict all couples? How could a man who was so romantic and loving turn out to be bipolar ?
Kyra explores these questions as she chronicles the relationship between April and her soon-to-be husband, Tad, who is the man of her dreams: romantic, attentive and adoring who holds the promise of a normal, secure life. But on their honeymoon—Tad’s withdrawn behavior, his refusal to leave the hotel room, and other disturbing behavior—are cause for alarm. When they return home, however, and Tad reverts back to the man she knows and loves, April rationalizes his behavior during their honeymoon, but she can’t quite dismiss it. “The warning signs were there,” she later muses. No neon signs, mind you, just little sparks at the end of a very long string. Funny that I could have been blind enough not to realize that the string was a lighted fuse.”
SO MUCH FOR MY HAPPY ENDING chronicles every step of April’s relationship with Tad, from the engagement and subsequent marriage, through the unraveling and finally the turning point. As April tries to cope with what is happening to her husband, Tad is grappling with the demons that are driving him apart from April and threaten to destroy the one stable anchor in his tumultuous life.
In her unique style, Davis examines the disturbing subject of coping with bipolar illness of a loved one with the sensitivity, insight and perspective of one who has been there, and the humor of one who has had to make difficult choices in order to survive and move on.
HERE ARE KYRA'S ANSWERS TO MY QUESTIONS:
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR TYPICAL “WRITING DAY”?
The only thing about my writing process that is consistent is the massive amount of caffeine I consume while creating my manuscripts. Other than that it’s a crapshoot. Sometimes I write in the day, sometimes at night--sometimes the middle of the night. I could write at home, at a café, on a train, in the rain---you get the idea.
DO YOU RECALL THE KERNEL OF INSPIRATION FOR THIS BOOK?
This novel is a fictional autobiography. I wanted to share my story with other people who have seen someone they love ravaged by a mental illness. I wanted them to know they weren’t alone.
PICK A CHARACTER IN THE BOOK AND TELL US WHAT TRAIT YOU SHARE (OR COME CLOSEST TO SHARING) WITH THAT CHARACTER.
My protagonist and I have a lot in common although she’s a little more needy than I am now---but I’m stronger now than I was before. That said, April manages Dawson’s Sassy department. I managed Nordstrom’s Savvy department. She married a guy who was charming, pathological, intelligent, self-destructive and loving and so did I. She has great friends and I do to. I could go on and on (now you understand why I started with what we DON’T have in common).
IF YOU WERE STUCK ON A DESERT ISLAND, WOULD YOU RATHER HAVE A MAGICAL TRUNK THAT GAVE YOU LIMITLESS BOOKS TO READ, OR A LIMITLESS SUPPLY OF PAPER ON WHICH TO WRITE?
Books! I love writing but it wouldn’t be the same if I couldn’t share my work with others.
BEER OR WINE?
Wine.
CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA?
Chocolate
WHAT’S YOUR ALL-TIME FAVORITE BOOK?
Toss up between William Goldman’s Princess Bride and Anne Rice’s The Vampire Lestat.
BE SURE TO VISIT KYRA AT: www.kyradavis.com
Here's some press info about the book, followed by Kyra's answers to my GCC questions!
Kyra Davis, the author of the very successful mystery series that includes SEX, MURDER AND A DOUBLE LATTE, was married to man diagnosed with a bipolar disorder. The symptoms were barely noticeable at first. But as the marriage wore on, her husband’s erratic behavior—his
lies about his job, his extravagant spending sprees using her credit cards that almost resulted in her filing for bankruptcy, his fits of temper and other highly unsettling behavior—led to her divorce.
In her latest book, SO MUCH FOR MY HAPPY ENDING (MIRA Books, November 15, 2006, $13.95)—a departure from her light-hearted mystery series—Kyra Davis tackles the subject of mental illness. With her usual wit and humor, Kyra probes a very serious subject, and one that is close to her heart: What happens when the man you love and subsequently marry turns out to be someone entirely different from the man you dated? How do you recognize the difference between mental illness and the usual marital problems that afflict all couples? How could a man who was so romantic and loving turn out to be bipolar ?
Kyra explores these questions as she chronicles the relationship between April and her soon-to-be husband, Tad, who is the man of her dreams: romantic, attentive and adoring who holds the promise of a normal, secure life. But on their honeymoon—Tad’s withdrawn behavior, his refusal to leave the hotel room, and other disturbing behavior—are cause for alarm. When they return home, however, and Tad reverts back to the man she knows and loves, April rationalizes his behavior during their honeymoon, but she can’t quite dismiss it. “The warning signs were there,” she later muses. No neon signs, mind you, just little sparks at the end of a very long string. Funny that I could have been blind enough not to realize that the string was a lighted fuse.”
SO MUCH FOR MY HAPPY ENDING chronicles every step of April’s relationship with Tad, from the engagement and subsequent marriage, through the unraveling and finally the turning point. As April tries to cope with what is happening to her husband, Tad is grappling with the demons that are driving him apart from April and threaten to destroy the one stable anchor in his tumultuous life.
In her unique style, Davis examines the disturbing subject of coping with bipolar illness of a loved one with the sensitivity, insight and perspective of one who has been there, and the humor of one who has had to make difficult choices in order to survive and move on.
HERE ARE KYRA'S ANSWERS TO MY QUESTIONS:
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR TYPICAL “WRITING DAY”?
The only thing about my writing process that is consistent is the massive amount of caffeine I consume while creating my manuscripts. Other than that it’s a crapshoot. Sometimes I write in the day, sometimes at night--sometimes the middle of the night. I could write at home, at a café, on a train, in the rain---you get the idea.
DO YOU RECALL THE KERNEL OF INSPIRATION FOR THIS BOOK?
This novel is a fictional autobiography. I wanted to share my story with other people who have seen someone they love ravaged by a mental illness. I wanted them to know they weren’t alone.
PICK A CHARACTER IN THE BOOK AND TELL US WHAT TRAIT YOU SHARE (OR COME CLOSEST TO SHARING) WITH THAT CHARACTER.
My protagonist and I have a lot in common although she’s a little more needy than I am now---but I’m stronger now than I was before. That said, April manages Dawson’s Sassy department. I managed Nordstrom’s Savvy department. She married a guy who was charming, pathological, intelligent, self-destructive and loving and so did I. She has great friends and I do to. I could go on and on (now you understand why I started with what we DON’T have in common).
IF YOU WERE STUCK ON A DESERT ISLAND, WOULD YOU RATHER HAVE A MAGICAL TRUNK THAT GAVE YOU LIMITLESS BOOKS TO READ, OR A LIMITLESS SUPPLY OF PAPER ON WHICH TO WRITE?
Books! I love writing but it wouldn’t be the same if I couldn’t share my work with others.
BEER OR WINE?
Wine.
CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA?
Chocolate
WHAT’S YOUR ALL-TIME FAVORITE BOOK?
Toss up between William Goldman’s Princess Bride and Anne Rice’s The Vampire Lestat.
BE SURE TO VISIT KYRA AT: www.kyradavis.com
Sunday, November 26, 2006
GCC Tour: More Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet: Books: Lola Douglas
More Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet by Lola Douglas will hit shelves soon, and you don't want to miss it, especially if you enjoyed the first in the series, True Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet.
Just when Morgan Carter was falling in love with the simple life she'd built in Fort Wayne, Indiana, her true identity as an infamous Hollywood starlet was exposed. Now Morgan has a choice to make: return to her glamorous movie star existence--or stick with the wholesome life, and the new love, she's found in the Midwest.
In this sequel to True Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet, Lola Douglas's heartfelt prose and headstrong heroine return to delight readers.
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING:
Kirkus Reviews
The continuing travails of 17-year-old Morgan … come across with delightful zing, yet address serious subjects. … Douglas manages the lightest of styles while delving into deep issues for adolescents. Fun, breezy entertainment with thoughtful undertones.
KLIATT
More gossipy stuff for all those YA readers who love to think about celebrities and dream about their lives. ... This sequel [is] appealing.
THE BLOG: http://loladouglas.livejournal.com
LOLA ANSWERS MY GCC QUESTIONS:
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR TYPICAL “WRITING DAY”?
Non-existent. J I’m not one of those super-disciplined people who sits down at the same time and has a ritual that accompanies her writing. The only “ritual” I have is to make sure I’m properly caffeinated.
DO YOU RECALL THE KERNEL OF INSPIRATION FOR THIS BOOK?
I was driving home late late late one night, thinking about how I wanted to try my hand at a diary format novel. Then I thought, “Who’s diary would I want to read?” Drew Barrymore immediately came to mind.
PICK A CHARACTER IN THE BOOK AND TELL US WHAT TRAIT YOU SHARE (OR COME CLOSEST TO SHARING) WITH THAT CHARACTER.
There’s a little bit of me in Morgan – my obsession with Marc Jacobs, my reflexive cynicism, my attraction to slightly nerdly boys. Also, like Morgan, my first impressions of Fort Wayne, Indiana were … um … not entirely favorable. This is largely because I’m an East Coast brat. I need to see water from time to time. I need to be able to hit seven towns after driving twenty minutes. I need to be within an hour of a major city.
IF YOU WERE STUCK ON A DESERT ISLAND, WOULD YOU RATHER HAVE A MAGICAL TRUNK THAT GAVE YOU LIMITLESS BOOKS TO READ, OR A LIMITLESS SUPPLY OF PAPER ON WHICH TO WRITE?
Books, duh. Because you could always use the ones you’ve read as scratch paper. Just, you know, bleach them out in the sun and stuff.
BEER OR WINE?
I do love my Vouvray, but every once in a while, on a hot day, when eating something like chili, a good lager is mighty tasty.
CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA?
Chocolate. Preferably of the British variety.
WHAT’S YOUR ALL-TIME FAVORITE BOOK?
Bridget Jones’ Diary. Probably where my obsession with diary-format books began.
Just when Morgan Carter was falling in love with the simple life she'd built in Fort Wayne, Indiana, her true identity as an infamous Hollywood starlet was exposed. Now Morgan has a choice to make: return to her glamorous movie star existence--or stick with the wholesome life, and the new love, she's found in the Midwest.
In this sequel to True Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet, Lola Douglas's heartfelt prose and headstrong heroine return to delight readers.
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING:
Kirkus Reviews
The continuing travails of 17-year-old Morgan … come across with delightful zing, yet address serious subjects. … Douglas manages the lightest of styles while delving into deep issues for adolescents. Fun, breezy entertainment with thoughtful undertones.
KLIATT
More gossipy stuff for all those YA readers who love to think about celebrities and dream about their lives. ... This sequel [is] appealing.
THE BLOG: http://loladouglas.livejournal.com
LOLA ANSWERS MY GCC QUESTIONS:
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR TYPICAL “WRITING DAY”?
Non-existent. J I’m not one of those super-disciplined people who sits down at the same time and has a ritual that accompanies her writing. The only “ritual” I have is to make sure I’m properly caffeinated.
DO YOU RECALL THE KERNEL OF INSPIRATION FOR THIS BOOK?
I was driving home late late late one night, thinking about how I wanted to try my hand at a diary format novel. Then I thought, “Who’s diary would I want to read?” Drew Barrymore immediately came to mind.
PICK A CHARACTER IN THE BOOK AND TELL US WHAT TRAIT YOU SHARE (OR COME CLOSEST TO SHARING) WITH THAT CHARACTER.
There’s a little bit of me in Morgan – my obsession with Marc Jacobs, my reflexive cynicism, my attraction to slightly nerdly boys. Also, like Morgan, my first impressions of Fort Wayne, Indiana were … um … not entirely favorable. This is largely because I’m an East Coast brat. I need to see water from time to time. I need to be able to hit seven towns after driving twenty minutes. I need to be within an hour of a major city.
IF YOU WERE STUCK ON A DESERT ISLAND, WOULD YOU RATHER HAVE A MAGICAL TRUNK THAT GAVE YOU LIMITLESS BOOKS TO READ, OR A LIMITLESS SUPPLY OF PAPER ON WHICH TO WRITE?
Books, duh. Because you could always use the ones you’ve read as scratch paper. Just, you know, bleach them out in the sun and stuff.
BEER OR WINE?
I do love my Vouvray, but every once in a while, on a hot day, when eating something like chili, a good lager is mighty tasty.
CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA?
Chocolate. Preferably of the British variety.
WHAT’S YOUR ALL-TIME FAVORITE BOOK?
Bridget Jones’ Diary. Probably where my obsession with diary-format books began.
Friday, November 24, 2006
Nobody Does It Better - rerelease coming soon!
My very first novel -- Nobody Does It Better -- is being re-released in March! It's already available for pre-order on Amazon.
And check out the cool cover:
And check out the cool cover:
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
GCC Tour: Bleed by Laurie Stolarz
Touring now is Laurie Stolarz with her new release, Bleed, which looks awesome!
Here's a bit about the book, followed by Laurie's answers to my tour questions:
Ten teens, one unforgettable day
Over the course of a single day, the lives of ten teenagers will intersect in powerful and unexpected ways.
Among them are Nicole, whose decision to betray her best friend will shock everyone, most of all herself; Kelly, who meets the convicted felon she’s been writing to for years; and Maria, whose definition of a true friend is someone who will cut her. Derik discovers his usual good looks and charm won’t help him get the girl he really wants, while Joy, a fifteen year old waitress, hoping for true intimacy, narrowly escapes a very dark fate.
Seamlessly woven together, this collection of interconnected short stories paints an authentic portrait of today’s teen experience that is at once funny, moving, and often very haunting.
What the Critics are Saying:
“Stolarz expertly weaves a combination of stories the reader will remember for a long while.” – Anne Keller, RandomReads
“The reader is swept along in this masterful plotting of characters as their lives intertwine in most unexpected ways. Laurie Faria Stolarz has captured perfectly the angst and folly of the teenage world.” – Teenreads.com
The Word From Laurie:
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR TYPICAL “WRITING DAY”? Since I have a toddler, I don’t really have a typical writing day. I write when I can – when he’s in pre-school or napping or sleeping. I’m pretty good about being able to work on demand. When I’m working in the morning, I love a good cup of coffee (black) and I need to shut off my e-mail to resist the urge to procrastinate.
DO YOU RECALL THE KERNEL OF INSPIRATION FOR THIS BOOK?
I really wanted to explore how the decisions we make everyday – even the smaller ones – can affect others in ways we may never even consider. The decision whether or not to pick up the phone or let the machine get it; the decision of walking to someone's house versus taking the bus; or of taking a walk by a cemetery rather than at the beach – how the outcome of those decisions can have a domino effect, affecting other people's lives...even the lives of people we may not even know.
PICK A CHARACTER IN THE BOOK AND TELL US WHAT TRAIT YOU SHARE (OR COME CLOSEST TO SHARING) WITH THAT CHARACTER.
Nicole and I can both appreciate a good-looking pair of calves (the leg muscle, not the young cow).
IF YOU WERE STUCK ON A DESERT ISLAND, WOULD YOU RATHER HAVE A MAGICAL TRUNK THAT GAVE YOU LIMITLESS BOOKS TO READ, OR A LIMITLESS SUPPLY OF PAPER ON WHICH TO WRITE?
The paper on which to write. Plus, I’d get to do origami with the paper.
BEER OR WINE? Wine, preferably a good cab.
CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA? Chocolate, the darker the better.
WHAT’S YOUR ALL-TIME FAVORITE BOOK?
The Awakening by Kate Chopin.
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
GCC Tour: The Boyfriend List ... and a bit about Boobs
Don't miss this reprint of Elizabeth Lockhart's The Boyfriend List!
In honor of the tour, Elizabeth sent me a bit on the care and feeding of boobs, a special treat from the book!
1.
The Care and Ownership of Boobs
(a subject important to our study of the male humanoid animal because the boobs, if deployed properly, are like giant boy magnets attached to your chest.
Or smallish boy magnets. Or medium.
Depending on your endowment.
But boy magnets. That is the point.
They are magnets, we say. Magnets!)
1.If you jiggle, wear a bra. This means you. (Yes, you.) It is not antifeminist. It is more comfy and keeps the boobs from getting floppy.
2.No matter how puny your frontal equipment, don’t wear the kind with the giant pads inside. If a guy squeezes them, he will wonder why they feel like Nerf balls instead of boobs. And if you forget and wear a normal bra one day, everyone will then speculate on the strange expanding and contracting nature of your boobage. (Reference: the mysteriously changing chestal profile of Madame Long, French teacher and sometime bra padder.)
3.A helpful hint: For optimal shape, go in the bathroom stall and hike them up inside the bra.
4.Do not perform the above maneuver in public, no matter how urgent you think it is.
5.Do not go topless in anyone’s hot tub. Remember how Cricket had to press her chest against the side of the Van Deusens’ tub for forty-five minutes when Gideon and his friends came home? Let that be a lesson to you. (Yes, you.)
6.Do not sunbathe topless either, unless you’re completely ready to have sunburnt boobs whose skin will never be the same again (Reference: Roo, even though she swears she used sunblock) or unless you want to be yelled at by your mother for exposing yourself to the neighbors (Reference: Kim, even though really, no one saw and the neighbors were away on vacation).
—from The Boy Book: A Study of Habits and Behaviors, Plus Techniques for Taming Them (A Kanga-Roo Production), written by me, Ruby Oliver, with number six added in Kim’s handwriting. Approximate date: summer after freshman year.
*****
Here's some more:
The Boy Book: A Study of Habits and Behaviors, Plus Techniques for Taming Them
is the sequel to The Boyfriend List, which is just out in paperback. The Boy Book is about Ruby, who in the first book plummeted from social butterfly to leper, rebuilding her life junior year of high school -- with the help of a guide to understanding the male sex that she wrote with her ex-friends.
The new, cheaper edition of the first Ruby Oliver book (The Boyfriend List) has a fun author Q&A at the back, plus provocative questions for your book club or reading group.
In The Boy Book, Rub confronts the secret about Noel,
mysterious notes from Jackson,
the interpretation of boy-speak,
the villainy of Cricket,
the horrors of the school retreat,
and the exploitation of hooters everywhere.
There are fruit roll-ups.
There is upper-regioning.
There are so many boys to choose from!
And there are penguins.
Preview it here. Click Here!
"Lockhart achieves the perfect balance of self-deprecating humor and self-pity in Ruby, and thus imbues her with such realism she seems to fly off the page." -- VOYA
"Each chapter begins with an excerpt from 'The Boy Book' which is hilarious...The book not only covers topics teens obsess over, but it helps illustrate the connection Ruby had with her friends, especially Kim, and what a loss she has suffered. Ruby's overanalytical, fast-paced and authentic narration will win over new devotees, while her loyal fans will no doubt hope for more." -- Publishers Weekly, starred review
"The story is both humorous and witty, and the language is realistically raw. Sections such as "The Care and Ownership of Boobs" are particularly funny." -- School Library Journal
"[Ruby's] character's strength stems from her earnest search for identity through introspection, sexual experimentation, therapy, and the formation and rehabbing of new and old friendships. Refreshingly honest." -- Kirkus
In honor of the tour, Elizabeth sent me a bit on the care and feeding of boobs, a special treat from the book!
1.
The Care and Ownership of Boobs
(a subject important to our study of the male humanoid animal because the boobs, if deployed properly, are like giant boy magnets attached to your chest.
Or smallish boy magnets. Or medium.
Depending on your endowment.
But boy magnets. That is the point.
They are magnets, we say. Magnets!)
1.If you jiggle, wear a bra. This means you. (Yes, you.) It is not antifeminist. It is more comfy and keeps the boobs from getting floppy.
2.No matter how puny your frontal equipment, don’t wear the kind with the giant pads inside. If a guy squeezes them, he will wonder why they feel like Nerf balls instead of boobs. And if you forget and wear a normal bra one day, everyone will then speculate on the strange expanding and contracting nature of your boobage. (Reference: the mysteriously changing chestal profile of Madame Long, French teacher and sometime bra padder.)
3.A helpful hint: For optimal shape, go in the bathroom stall and hike them up inside the bra.
4.Do not perform the above maneuver in public, no matter how urgent you think it is.
5.Do not go topless in anyone’s hot tub. Remember how Cricket had to press her chest against the side of the Van Deusens’ tub for forty-five minutes when Gideon and his friends came home? Let that be a lesson to you. (Yes, you.)
6.Do not sunbathe topless either, unless you’re completely ready to have sunburnt boobs whose skin will never be the same again (Reference: Roo, even though she swears she used sunblock) or unless you want to be yelled at by your mother for exposing yourself to the neighbors (Reference: Kim, even though really, no one saw and the neighbors were away on vacation).
—from The Boy Book: A Study of Habits and Behaviors, Plus Techniques for Taming Them (A Kanga-Roo Production), written by me, Ruby Oliver, with number six added in Kim’s handwriting. Approximate date: summer after freshman year.
*****
Here's some more:
The Boy Book: A Study of Habits and Behaviors, Plus Techniques for Taming Them
is the sequel to The Boyfriend List, which is just out in paperback. The Boy Book is about Ruby, who in the first book plummeted from social butterfly to leper, rebuilding her life junior year of high school -- with the help of a guide to understanding the male sex that she wrote with her ex-friends.
The new, cheaper edition of the first Ruby Oliver book (The Boyfriend List) has a fun author Q&A at the back, plus provocative questions for your book club or reading group.
In The Boy Book, Rub confronts the secret about Noel,
mysterious notes from Jackson,
the interpretation of boy-speak,
the villainy of Cricket,
the horrors of the school retreat,
and the exploitation of hooters everywhere.
There are fruit roll-ups.
There is upper-regioning.
There are so many boys to choose from!
And there are penguins.
Preview it here. Click Here!
"Lockhart achieves the perfect balance of self-deprecating humor and self-pity in Ruby, and thus imbues her with such realism she seems to fly off the page." -- VOYA
"Each chapter begins with an excerpt from 'The Boy Book' which is hilarious...The book not only covers topics teens obsess over, but it helps illustrate the connection Ruby had with her friends, especially Kim, and what a loss she has suffered. Ruby's overanalytical, fast-paced and authentic narration will win over new devotees, while her loyal fans will no doubt hope for more." -- Publishers Weekly, starred review
"The story is both humorous and witty, and the language is realistically raw. Sections such as "The Care and Ownership of Boobs" are particularly funny." -- School Library Journal
"[Ruby's] character's strength stems from her earnest search for identity through introspection, sexual experimentation, therapy, and the formation and rehabbing of new and old friendships. Refreshingly honest." -- Kirkus
Sunday, October 15, 2006
Wow!
Wow, wow, wow!!!
I am so thrilled by the response to the LWB fundraiser. I had an imaginary line in my head of $6,000. That number, I thought, would be amazing.
Well, folks, we are way beyond amazing, because the fundraiser brought in over $8,500!!!
Thanks so much to the donors and to the bidders who kept the prices going up, up, up! And thanks to everyone who chatted up the auction. The stat counter on my site will only show the last 100 hits, so I was never able to see all the blogs and message boards that were mentioning the auction, but what I did see really warmed my heart. Thank you, thank you for spreading the word!
And remember, if you were outbid, but still want to donate to the cause, you can link directly to LWB's donation page right here: How to Help
On an administrative note, I have quite a full in-box of Paypal notifications (you folks are fast pays!) and I'm trying to get through them by mid-day tomorrow, and let the donors know that payment was received and the item can be shipped (or give contact instructions if you bid on a critique or other service).
Again, thank you all so much! Your dollars will go a long way to helping a child.
I am so thrilled by the response to the LWB fundraiser. I had an imaginary line in my head of $6,000. That number, I thought, would be amazing.
Well, folks, we are way beyond amazing, because the fundraiser brought in over $8,500!!!
Thanks so much to the donors and to the bidders who kept the prices going up, up, up! And thanks to everyone who chatted up the auction. The stat counter on my site will only show the last 100 hits, so I was never able to see all the blogs and message boards that were mentioning the auction, but what I did see really warmed my heart. Thank you, thank you for spreading the word!
And remember, if you were outbid, but still want to donate to the cause, you can link directly to LWB's donation page right here: How to Help
On an administrative note, I have quite a full in-box of Paypal notifications (you folks are fast pays!) and I'm trying to get through them by mid-day tomorrow, and let the donors know that payment was received and the item can be shipped (or give contact instructions if you bid on a critique or other service).
Again, thank you all so much! Your dollars will go a long way to helping a child.
Thursday, October 12, 2006
FLEX TOURS - NYC WALKING TOUR
FLEX TOURS has donated two walking tours to the fundraiser, and although one has been bid on, one remains available! Come on folks, this is great for someone in the NYC area, or someone who has friends up there. What a cool gift, right? Check it out! Here's the link: NYC WALKING TOUR DIRECT TO YOUR CELL PHONE
And the fundraiser has just over a day left, and is only a few hundred shy of $6,000. Please keep bidding! Let's break the 6K mark!
And the fundraiser has just over a day left, and is only a few hundred shy of $6,000. Please keep bidding! Let's break the 6K mark!
Wednesday, October 11, 2006
Keep the Bids Rolling In!
Yay! My fundraiser for Love Without Boundaries has crossed the $5,000 mark! Still over two days left to bid, and lots of great items to be had! If you haven't yet, please take a look!
Saturday, October 07, 2006
Fundraiser - 2 new items added!
Click the link to check it out! Critiques by ICM agent Richard Abate and by author Rachel Pine. Thanks! Click here: Fundraiser
Wednesday, October 04, 2006
Demon Tune!
To the tune of Itsy, Bitsy Spider ...
The icky, yucky, demon
Came from the depths of hell
Bringing along with him
The most godawful smell
In stepped the demon slayer
With her can of Raid
And poof went the demon
Looking most dismayed
Doncha love it? Thanks to Adrienne Merl, from Plantation, Florida
The icky, yucky, demon
Came from the depths of hell
Bringing along with him
The most godawful smell
In stepped the demon slayer
With her can of Raid
And poof went the demon
Looking most dismayed
Doncha love it? Thanks to Adrienne Merl, from Plantation, Florida
Fundraiser is Live!!!!!!!!!!!
Be sure to click here to go to my fundraiser for Love Without Boundaries.
The fundraiser went live today and I'm thrilled to say that the total on eBay keeps ratcheting up!!! Because I am a teensy bit Type A (no, really!) I've been checking the hits to the site and I can't keep up with them (while Type A, I'm also cheap, and I didn't upgrade my stat counter, so it only keeps the previous 100 hits). I'm thrilled to say the page is WAY beyond that today.
So a HUGE thank you to everyone who's mentioned the fundraiser out there in cyberspace. Writers, reader, bloggers. It's a great community, and I'm thrilled to be a part of it, and so pleased to see the total ratchet up for these precious children!
Thanks! (And, you know, go bid if you haven't already!!!!)
Julie
The fundraiser went live today and I'm thrilled to say that the total on eBay keeps ratcheting up!!! Because I am a teensy bit Type A (no, really!) I've been checking the hits to the site and I can't keep up with them (while Type A, I'm also cheap, and I didn't upgrade my stat counter, so it only keeps the previous 100 hits). I'm thrilled to say the page is WAY beyond that today.
So a HUGE thank you to everyone who's mentioned the fundraiser out there in cyberspace. Writers, reader, bloggers. It's a great community, and I'm thrilled to be a part of it, and so pleased to see the total ratchet up for these precious children!
Thanks! (And, you know, go bid if you haven't already!!!!)
Julie
