Help Zette. Pass it on.
Lazette Gifford owns and runs the huge, free-for-everyone writing community Forward Motion. http://fmwriters.com
She's always carried the cost of the site herself (and having done it myself for a bunch of years before she took over, I can attest that the costs are extensive). She gets occasional donations, but again, they are occasional, and they don't cover costs.
She has been dedicated to keeping the site free, and as of right now 13796 writers are benefiting from that.
Now, however, she needs your help. She lives in Nebraska, where the first snows have already fallen this year. Her house has a leaky roof, no insulation, a non-working furnace, at least one broken water pipe, and the front porch is pulling away from the house. She needs to get a bunch of things fixed before Nebraska winter sets in in earnest.
The Murphy's Law In Action Update--Sunday, November 9, 2008
Here's where you can help,
and get something cool
at the same time.
On the following writing courses and books, I have waived all commissions and the authors---if not Zette herself---have waived all payment. 100% of what you spend on these courses (minus PayPal fees) will go directly to Zette, from now through December 31st of 2008.
There's a reason for the rush---Nebraska gets bitterly cold in winter and stays cold for a very long time.
So here are the courses. Every item you buy will help. And every person you can point to this page who buys something will help.
100% of Your Payment
after PayPal Fees
Goes Directly to Zette
for These Books:
Zette's Courses and Books:
- The Zette Bundle
- 2-Year Novel, Year One
- 2-Year Novel, Year Two
- Vision Writing Workshops
- Silky Novel Pack
- Silky
- Silky II, Lord of the Land
- Ruins
- Muse
My Courses:
Books by other HollyShop writers:
- 33 Worst Mistakes Writers Make About Mother Nature, Katherina Gerlach
- 33 Worst Mistakes Writers Make About Construction and Construction Workers, Pete Nix
- 33 Worst Mistakes Writers Make About Hunting, Tanya Drayton
- 33 Worst Mistakes Writers Make About Horses, Sue Huffman
So far, $822 $1704.27 $2198.26 $2402.73 $2972.63 has been sent to Zette from this effort. (As of 10:00 AM, Dec 16, 2008)
December 16th thank-you note from Zette:
Sorry! I've been trying to put together a thank you note for everyone so it's good that you wrote! All in all, things are much better now. We have paid off nearly every bill we have, which is really good and gives us a chance to breathe again. We did get the gas leak fixed at the other house, but we haven't been able to get the rest of the water pipes done, so I'm still in this house. So far, it's not been too bad. We've only had a couple really cold days, and I bundled all up and did fine. There is no heat to the front part of the house, but my office has it -- what more do I need, right? (grin) I suddenly have an odd problem with the toilet at this house -- it soundslike an engine about to take off sometimes when I flush it (Kind of disconcerting, really) -- but so far it's still working. I'm more concerned with my poor computer, which is daily developing new, odd little problems. So far nothing I can't work We still need to replace the car (Maybe $3000 or so -- a friend has a used car lot, and we can do well there), but as long as Russ isn't actually here, it's not a big deal. We might be able I did finish the rewrite of a lovely little (72k) YA fantasy novel. I'm going to look for beta readers, I think, and then start looking at submitting it. I'm determined to have more fun with writing. It's free to do, I don't need anything aside from my computer, and I can even make some money at it. Can't ask for more than that, right? Today I'm going to rewrite my one and only little true romance story. It's about 25k and it's a cute little story. I have no idea what I'll do with it, but it's fun to work on. And there, that's my life at the moment! zette |
Do you want to help even more?
- After you pick up one of these books, pass on the link to this page to a friend. It's http://shop.hollylisle.com/pssst-help-zette.php
- Are you on Twitter? Here's the Twitter Tiny URL: http://tinyurl.com/5w8vfz
- If you have a website or a weblog, here's a button you can add to your site (Just copy and paste the code. I'll cover hosting the image.)
<--- This is the button that will show up on your site.
<!-- CUT AND PASTE ZETTE BUTTON -->
<a href="http://shop.hollylisle.com/pssst-help-zette.php"><img src="http://shop.hollylisle.com/img/zette-button.png" alt="Pssst! Help Zette." width="120" height="90" border="0" /></a>
<!-- END ZETTE BUTTON -->
Paste the code above into any HTML page. (I cannot provide button support, so if it won't work for you, the best I can suggest is to ask a friend who's handy with HTML). Remember to delete the code at the end of this year.
Thank you very much for helping someone who has helped so many other folks.
Holly Lisle