Bidding on Read for Relief
In the past few days, I've gotten a lot of referring traffic from Read for Relief, a writing community blog dedicated to raising money for the Red Cross to aid Hurricane Irene victims. I imagine this is because I use my LJ ID on writing community blogs in much the same way that most people use their Google IDs--as a signature, if you will, to sign posts. I don't use my Google ID because I decided to keep my blog on LiveJournal instead of switching to Google's Blogger, and I want people to find their way here.
If you're coming here from Read for Relief, you probably know that I won an awesome critique and prize pack. The crits have started coming in, and they're already more than worth what I donated to the Red Cross. There have been several other writing community auctions, and this is the first time I've bid. And that's because it's not always about the auction item--though all of them are amazing--but because of the cause.
I'm a native and hopefully lifelong New Englander, and although Boston was hardly affected by Irene, I spent 10 summers of my life as a camper, counselor-in-training, and finally a counselor at Camp Farnsworth, a Girl Scout camp in Vermont's Green Mountains. (Which, for all you New England moms out there, is a wonderful place to send your daughters if they're interested in overnight camp.) Not only is camp awesome, but its location is beautiful.
(Disclaimer: Not my picture. It belongs to Matt Roginski Photography.)
Vermont was heavily affected by Hurricane Irene. Although camp is fine as far as I know, I'm a little bit in love with the Green Mountain State due to all of the happy childhood and early adulthood memories. It's my favorite place in New England, and not just because I love cows, Ben & Jerry's, and the color green, but because it's where I learned how to build a wet-wood fire, went down my first zip line, and found the confidence to go on an overnight kayaking trip. I even made friends who live in other states--and other countries.
Being silly late at night:
At a staff party on the dining hall porch:
There's no guarantee that the money I donated to the Red Cross will go to Vermont. A lot of other states and communities along the East Coast were affected, too. But the combination of knowing that I could be helping people in the state I hold dear (or others who need it!) and getting such amazing critiques made it worth the donation. I'll definitely check out Read for Relief again on Monday to see if there's anything else I want to bid on. If you're interested in critiques; young adult, middle grade, or picture book ARCs for reading or review; or a any other writing- or book-related items, check it out!
If you're coming here from Read for Relief, you probably know that I won an awesome critique and prize pack. The crits have started coming in, and they're already more than worth what I donated to the Red Cross. There have been several other writing community auctions, and this is the first time I've bid. And that's because it's not always about the auction item--though all of them are amazing--but because of the cause.
I'm a native and hopefully lifelong New Englander, and although Boston was hardly affected by Irene, I spent 10 summers of my life as a camper, counselor-in-training, and finally a counselor at Camp Farnsworth, a Girl Scout camp in Vermont's Green Mountains. (Which, for all you New England moms out there, is a wonderful place to send your daughters if they're interested in overnight camp.) Not only is camp awesome, but its location is beautiful.
(Disclaimer: Not my picture. It belongs to Matt Roginski Photography.)
Vermont was heavily affected by Hurricane Irene. Although camp is fine as far as I know, I'm a little bit in love with the Green Mountain State due to all of the happy childhood and early adulthood memories. It's my favorite place in New England, and not just because I love cows, Ben & Jerry's, and the color green, but because it's where I learned how to build a wet-wood fire, went down my first zip line, and found the confidence to go on an overnight kayaking trip. I even made friends who live in other states--and other countries.
Being silly late at night:
At a staff party on the dining hall porch:
There's no guarantee that the money I donated to the Red Cross will go to Vermont. A lot of other states and communities along the East Coast were affected, too. But the combination of knowing that I could be helping people in the state I hold dear (or others who need it!) and getting such amazing critiques made it worth the donation. I'll definitely check out Read for Relief again on Monday to see if there's anything else I want to bid on. If you're interested in critiques; young adult, middle grade, or picture book ARCs for reading or review; or a any other writing- or book-related items, check it out!