Write Dreams

I hope you'll excuse me for skipping Teaser Tuesday this week, everyone. Instead, I have an interview with Marieke from the Write Dreams auction here to talk about Write Dreams and its mission.

How would you describe Write Dreams and its goal in one sentence?
Write Dreams is a kidlit auction to raise funds for Donna's Dream House, a charity that helps terminally ill children, to recover from an arson attack shortly before Christmas.

What inspired you to start the auction? 
Last year we organized Write Hope, to raise money for Save The Children, after the tsunami and earthquake in Japan. While this is a much smaller scale disaster, it happened a lot closer to home for one of us. Luna lives only a busride away from Blackpool and was horrified to hear about the arson attack, that destroyed a good part of the Dream House. She asked us to help set up Write Dreams and we were more than happy to oblige. Luna and I both know how important it is to make happy memories when there's time. She lost both parents by the time she was 13, and at the same age I had spent a lot of time in hospitals already. Amanda, on the other hand, knows how deep seeded the fear of one of her children contracting a terminal illness can be for a mother.

What is Donna's Dream House? 
Donna’s Dream House is a holiday home for children and teenagers with life-threatening or terminal illnesses, situated in the heart of Blackpool, UK. The Dream House is run completely by volunteers and encourages and sparks the imagination. It’s how any child would imagine the perfect holiday to be. It’s full of light and laughter, fun and - most importantly - life. Since it's start, Donna's Dream House has hosted and helped almost 380 families. 300 of those children have now sadly passed away, but the families who are left behind will always cherish the memories from Donna’s Dream House.

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The auction is currently ongoing and ends later this week, so don't forget to check it out!


-----The Golden Eagle

Some News

I would like to call to your attention THIS POST over at Dreaming in Books.

If you comment on that post, part of a blog tour for Swati Avasthi's Split, one dollar goes toward charity. The only thing is that the comments have to be more meaningful than, say, "this books sounds awesome!" and other one-sentence phrases that are so very ubiquitous.

John (who is an awesome guy, BTW) is also hosting a giveaway for two copies of Split, in case you're interest is piqued and you want the book.

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Speaking of books, I really shouldn't have waited so long to write another book review.

*sigh* Sorry. I was just busy commenting and writing writerly posts and also being a wee bit lazy, and I wasn't quite sure which book to review--as you can tell from the last post I settled on She Thief by Daniel Finn. Excellent book, everyone. I think I'll review The Thief later this week, Beautiful Creatures, The Cat Who Walks Through Walls, and Krik? Krak! next week. (Ever heard of any of these? Just wondering . . . Krik? Krak! was actually a National Book Award finalist.)

Anywho. Have a great day, blogger people!

-----The Golden Eagle