I've been a little out of the loop this week, so I haven't been on top of the goings-on like I normally am (ha). But anyway, I discovered this week that Marianne Mancusi's (author of A Connecticut Fashionista in King Arthur's Court, one of my favorite books this year) house burned down after a lightning strike. Marianne and I met briefly at RT. She was very nice, though, at the time, she was struggling because the airline had lost her luggage!
Fortunately, Marianne was not home at the time of the fire, thank goodness, as she was attending the RWA convention in Reno (that's Romance Writers of America). However, she did not have renter's insurance (oh, I'm cringing on the inside as I write this because I've written whole brochures about how it's important to have renter's insurance because your landlord's insurance doesn't cover diddley-squat when it comes to your personal possessions...it's one of those things people don't always know about or think about very often, but it can really save you a lot of money if you end up needing it.../end insurance pitch) so she's lost everything.
Anyway, to raise money, the Literary Chicks (Chick lit authors Alesia Holliday, Michelle Cunnah, and Lani Diane Rich) are going to be auctioning off some very cool things through eBay. It's not set up quite yet, but when it is, you'll be able to bid on signed books, critiques by known agents/editors/authors (like Steve Axelrod/Cindy Hwang/Jennifer Cruisie), and probably a lot more. So, when you get a couple minutes, please check it out. You might get the chance to buy something really cool and help someone out at the same time.
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