Marketing For Romance Writers Newsletter March, 2014 | Page 4
HAPPY NEW YEAR
I'm so excited about what we have planned for 2014. This is our big ten-year
anniversary, and I hope to make the auction bigger and better than ever. Please
join with me by donating a product or service we can put up for auction, helping
to spread the word through Facebook, Twitter or email, or shopping when the
auction opens May first. (In order to be a shopper, please register now so that
you'll get the information you need before the auction goes live). Almost everything will start at just $3—and all the proceeds will go to benefit the Diabetes
Research Institute, which is doing some phenomenal work. There are so many
people whose lives are affected by this terrible disease—it's one of our deadliest.
So let's join together and see it become a thing of the past.
Thanks so much to all those who have participated in previous years. Many
of you have been with me since the very beginning, and together we've raised over $2 million. That's a figure
I never dreamed we'd reach. I'm proud of that, but our work isn't done yet.
If you're a past donor, be on the lookout for details on donating to this year's auction. It should be hitting your inbox soon (and please contact us if you don't receive it for whatever reason). If you're a shopper,
make sure you're checking back frequently and making your wish list as thousands of items will be going up
between now and May first. We'll be offering something for everyone, from writers to readers to collectors
to shopping enthusiasts.
Social media will be playing a HUGE role in the auction this year, so please make sure you're following us
on Twitter (see below), and that you have LIKED us on FACEBOOK (see top left). You never know when
we'll be offering prizes—or where they'll be announced (hint, hint).
Brenda’s Website
I would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to my co-sponsors:
MJ Rose and Authorbuzz
Writer's Digest
Bestselling Author Jenna Black (in memory of Merle Arnold Clark)
Bestselling Author Rebecca Zanetti
Award-Winning Author K.M. Daughters
Pierce Mattie Communications, Inc.
Publisher’s Weekly
RT Book Review Magazine
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