Did you know that Stacey Abrams is also a bestselling Romance author? It seems there’s nothing she can’t do. There’s a group of authors, inspired by Ms Abrams, who are helping win those two Georgia seats. You should follow @romancingrunoff if you’re on Twitter, they are awesome. They’ve already raised over $75,000 even before the auction starts — benefiting Fair Fight, Black Voters Matter and New Georgia Project. And about the auction….. “awesome” doesn’t even come close. If you’re an author, there are 131 items listed as “critiques & consults”. Wouldn’t it be great to have a fellow author, or an editor or agent go over your work? One author will let you spend some time at her writing retreat. There’s at least 2 planning packages that I saw. There are 52 items listed as “skype chats” — some are for authors, some for fans. Speaking of fans — there are advance copies of books, annotated books (hands off the Deal With the Devil one, it’s mine!). There’s a gorgeous dress, some breathtaking embroidery, some inspiring needlepoint, a bunch of gift cards, a virtual tea with Tessa Dare, and so much more. There’s a 6-month subscription to LGBTQReads BFF tier: personalized book concierge services each month to pick the perfect queer read for you, and then receive that book at your door. There’s historical research, a personalized pep talk, a personalized short story…. more awesomeness than I can even tell you about. Bidding starts on the 18th, you can register now and pick items to watch. I’m watching about 50 items.
There is an awesome “we can do hard things” quilt — actually, there are several quilts and multiple hand-knit items, and a “Texas Heat” basket that even if you’re not interested, you have to read the description of. And seriously authors, there are so many items like “proposal critique”. “chapter critique”, and skype talks with published authors, editors & others in the book world, it is really amazing. And there’s someone offering to compose a song! There is so much in this auction, and it is for the best cause going right now, flipping the two Georgia Senate seats.
The auction is here:
Romancing the Runoff