Last night, I had a moment of inspiration and wrote this blog post at Goodreads.
Quick background: I'm an indie author with two books out (4.6/5 star average over 80 total reviews) in the midst of choosing an agent so I won't be indie. In the past few years of me chasing this writing dream, I've made quite a few friends/contacts in the industry and had the idea to leverage those contacts into something constructive.
Here’s the blog post I put up last night at about 10 EST:
Anthology for Victims of Sandy
So, like most of you over the past few days, I’ve been watching the terror that was Sandy rip through the northeast. The images coming out from the region are astounding.
In past tragedies, I’ve donated some money to the Red Cross, but I’ve always felt like it was inadequate.
“Hey, you lost your home? Man, that stinks. Here’s fifty bucks. I gotta hop in my car now, get a cup of coffee and go off to work. What’s that? Your car and job are gone? Ooohh…”
This time, I’d like to do something more.
So, fellow authors. I’d like to put together an anthology of donated short stories, sell them via eBook, and donate 100% of the proceeds to the Red Cross for relief efforts. Granted, this will take time to put together, but I'll bet you people will still be struggling with things a couple months from now.
I’m reaching out to the few folks I’ve come into contact with in the past few years, but would love to hear from anyone interested. Share this post.
The theme of the anthology is simple: triumph over tragedy. Fantasy (traditional or urban), sci-fi, mystery, pulp, romance, action…I don’t much care. The more variety, the better. I would love for this to appeal to a wide fan base to get as much money as possible for the victims of Sandy.
If interested in donating a story, 3-5k words in length (after all, we want to get this together quickly), contact me at rtkaelin@terrene.info. Or send me a message via Twitter @AuthorRTKaelin
Good days ahead.
--R.T. Kaelin
As of this morning, in less than 12 hours, I have commitments from 9 authors. The more, the better, however. I know this community has a few authors lurking about, so if you’re interested in donating a short story, please contact me. If you know an author (or have a favorite one you would like to see be a part of this), send this or the Goodreads post to them.
I don’t post here often, but I visit daily and thought this might be a good way to get the word out.
7:22 AM PT: Up to 10, now. Bradley Beaulieu committed.
8:25 AM PT: Now we're at 12.