Sunday, 17 November 2013

Authors for the Philippines





We've seen the pictures. We've heard the stories.

It's too far away - so we wring our hands and say if only, if only there were something I could do ...

You may have raided your piggy banks and sent a donation to the Disaster's Emergency Fund ... and still wished there was more you could do ...

Well, I don't know who set up Authors for the Philippines - but I've been in contact with a woman called Keris Stainton - and dare not imagine how hard she has worked to set up this site, market it, get the whole auction-thingy up and running - all in less than a week!

Writers all over the country are rallying round to do their bit - we can make a difference, if we all pull together. Over the Hill is there - but so are hundreds of other books, editing offers, mentoring, courses - you name it and writers have given in.

So go, browse, see what you can find - there must be treasures ... (but give it a couple of minutes because I want to get there first ...)

And then flop back and raise a glass to Keris Stainton and all those working with her - this site is a huge achievement. If I knew where they were I would send cake.
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  1. Vallypee17 November 2013 at 21:55

    Jo, this is a truly great initiative. I found your book through your FB link. I also tried to find out if I could add to the list, but I'm obviously just too dumb. Could you post the link here? Keris Stainton is doing a fantastic job, and I'd love to participate as well.

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    1. JO17 November 2013 at 22:00

      The link that lets you email Keris seems to have been taken down, so maybe they're concentrating on the auction side of things now - so probably the most helpful thing you can do is tweeting and FBing and generally annoying everyone till they get the message that this is important! Thanks for your support, Val - it means a lot.

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  2. Anna17 November 2013 at 22:07

    Where is the link to bid for your book?

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    1. JO17 November 2013 at 22:13

      I left it out, cos I want people to bid for anything at all - just to raise money cos it's such an important cause. But since you ask so nicely, it's http://authorsforphilippines.wordpress.com/2013/11/17/414-signed-copy-of-travel-memoir-over-the-hill-and-far-away-by-jo-carroll-x2/

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  3. Jenny Woolf18 November 2013 at 02:11

    I will definitely go there now Jo. What a wonderful idea.

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  4. Mark18 November 2013 at 09:57

    Have you put a link to the main site up because I either can't find it or it isn't working? I thought the graphic would be a link but clicking on that just takes me to a page showing that image only.

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  5. Keren David18 November 2013 at 21:50

    Hi, I'm one of the people helping Keris with the auction. Thank you so much for your support. The main auction site is here http://authorsforphilippines.wordpress.com/ and the auction ends on Wednesday 20th November at 8pm.

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  6. JO18 November 2013 at 23:39

    Thank you Keren - the link is embedded in the text, underneath 'Authors for the Philippines' but maybe I should have made that clearer - so thanks for adding this.

    And huge thank you for all the work you're doing - where most of us have looked on in horror you've actually done something. Please pass my appreciation on to everyone involved.

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  7. Susan Flett Swiderski19 November 2013 at 07:42

    What a brilliant idea. Hats off to the ladies who organized this fund-raising site so quickly, and to all who rallied around with items to auction.

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