Recently I have had a cold, so I might not finish my next book for a while.
Right now I am reading the sequel to Many Waters by Madeleine L'Engle. It is called An Acceptable Time. I might start also reading a few littler books that my mom wants me to read called the Chosen Girls series. She wants to know what I think about them.
So I'm sorry I haven't gotten back to you all in a while, but I am happy that I have raised $599.52 so far. I really want to get to $600 -- do you think I will do it?
I'll come back as soon as I've read more.
P.S. Oh, by the way, I know it says "posted by Janet" on here. That is my mom. But she is doing the typing and watching the comments to make sure there is nothing inappropriate. But it is me doing the posting.
Saturday, January 19, 2008
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
I FINISHED MY SECOND BOOK
As I have written before, I went to Winter Camp this weekend. While I was there, I finished my second book, Many Waters, also by Madeleine L'Engle.
Many Waters is a very biblical book about twins named Sandy and Dennis who are looking for Dutch cocoa when they accidentally get sent back to the time right before the big flood. In the story there are nephilim and seraphim to add to the biblical aspect. Sandy and Dennis get back to their own time by transporting themselves on unicorns.
This book was 310 pages. That means at a penny a page, my supporters should send $3.10 to the Writers Guild Foundation Industry Support Fund or the Actors Fund. If you didn't send in anything for the first book, then I have now read 566 pages, and you should send in $5.66. If you pledged more than a penny a page, then use a calculator to figure out what to send in.
Thank you to my new supporters, Dawn, Jim, Pat, Derrick, Karen, Jim, Christopher and Cameron.. I am now up to 72 cents a page total, and other people have pledged like $20 at a time (all the way up to $150!), and stuff like that.
I would once again like to say thank you to every single person who is supporting me. In supporting me, you are supporting the people who are out of work. So thank you.
Many Waters is a very biblical book about twins named Sandy and Dennis who are looking for Dutch cocoa when they accidentally get sent back to the time right before the big flood. In the story there are nephilim and seraphim to add to the biblical aspect. Sandy and Dennis get back to their own time by transporting themselves on unicorns.
This book was 310 pages. That means at a penny a page, my supporters should send $3.10 to the Writers Guild Foundation Industry Support Fund or the Actors Fund. If you didn't send in anything for the first book, then I have now read 566 pages, and you should send in $5.66. If you pledged more than a penny a page, then use a calculator to figure out what to send in.
Thank you to my new supporters, Dawn, Jim, Pat, Derrick, Karen, Jim, Christopher and Cameron.. I am now up to 72 cents a page total, and other people have pledged like $20 at a time (all the way up to $150!), and stuff like that.
I would once again like to say thank you to every single person who is supporting me. In supporting me, you are supporting the people who are out of work. So thank you.
Sunday, January 13, 2008
THANK YOU
Thank you soooooo much for supporting my readathon. I was gone all weekend, and it was a very busy weekend, but I always found time to read. I haven't finished my next book, but I'm getting very, very close.
Thank you to Vickie, Scott, Jack, Sarah, Sean, Catherine, Stel, Haynes, Allison, Romell, Pete, Marion, Lisa, Hayley, Katharine, Arlene, Ocean, David, Chris, Dave, Bobette, R.O., Mindy, and Elizabeth (so far!), and my mom and dad, for supporting this readathon. I will post more tomorrow, but now I have to go take a bath.
Thank you to Vickie, Scott, Jack, Sarah, Sean, Catherine, Stel, Haynes, Allison, Romell, Pete, Marion, Lisa, Hayley, Katharine, Arlene, Ocean, David, Chris, Dave, Bobette, R.O., Mindy, and Elizabeth (so far!), and my mom and dad, for supporting this readathon. I will post more tomorrow, but now I have to go take a bath.
Thursday, January 10, 2008
MY FIRST BOOK DOWN
Yesterday I finished my first book for the Readathon. I read A Swiftly Tilting Planet by Madeleine L'Engle.
This book is a sequel to A Wrinkle in Time and A Wind in the Door. I've read both of them also, but I read them before I thought of the Readathon idea.
A Swiftly Tilting Planet is about a boy named Charles Wallace who is a 16-year-old in this book. He goes on an adventure with the unicorn Gaudior back in time to stop a might-have-been nuclear war. It was a spectacular book.
Getting back to the subject of the Readathon, this book was 256 pages. That means if you pledged a penny per page, you should send $2.56 to the Writers Guild Foundation Industry Support Fund or the Actors Fund. (If you want to wait till I read a little more and send a bigger check, that is fine, too.)
I will only alert you when I finish a book. Next I am reading the sequel to A Swiftly Tilting Planet, which is called Many Waters.
Even though I will probably finish the book over the weekend, I will not be able to post about it immediately, because I am going to Winter Camp with my church group this weekend, and I will not be able to call my mom so she can help me add it to my blog.
Thank you for supporting me, and especially for supporting the people who are out of work because of the strike.
This book is a sequel to A Wrinkle in Time and A Wind in the Door. I've read both of them also, but I read them before I thought of the Readathon idea.
A Swiftly Tilting Planet is about a boy named Charles Wallace who is a 16-year-old in this book. He goes on an adventure with the unicorn Gaudior back in time to stop a might-have-been nuclear war. It was a spectacular book.
Getting back to the subject of the Readathon, this book was 256 pages. That means if you pledged a penny per page, you should send $2.56 to the Writers Guild Foundation Industry Support Fund or the Actors Fund. (If you want to wait till I read a little more and send a bigger check, that is fine, too.)
I will only alert you when I finish a book. Next I am reading the sequel to A Swiftly Tilting Planet, which is called Many Waters.
Even though I will probably finish the book over the weekend, I will not be able to post about it immediately, because I am going to Winter Camp with my church group this weekend, and I will not be able to call my mom so she can help me add it to my blog.
Thank you for supporting me, and especially for supporting the people who are out of work because of the strike.
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
WELCOME TO MY READATHON
Lots of people have been affected by the Writers' Strike. Some of them are writers, but some of them are not. I would like to raise money to help those who are not writers, so I am having this Readathon.
Here's how it works. I will read lots of books. I read every day. I will count how many pages I read each day. If you would like to help people who are affected by the strike, you can contributed based on how much I read.
I would like to ask for a penny a page. But feel free to pledge more than a penny a page!
You can e-mail me at StrikeReadathon@aol.com and let me know if you're going to support me. Or you can leave a comment here. Make sure you give me your e-mail address.
When I finish a book, I will let you know what book I read, and how many pages the book was. You can then send a check made out to either The Writers Guild Foundation, or to The Actors Fund. Whichever one you choose, mark "Industry Support Fund" on the check. The Writers Guild Foundation and the Actors Fund are coordinating getting the money to people who need it.
You can mail the check to 7000 W. Third St. / Los Angeles CA 90048.
I am almost done reading my first readathon book already, so hurry up and sign up to help. Thank you.
Here's how it works. I will read lots of books. I read every day. I will count how many pages I read each day. If you would like to help people who are affected by the strike, you can contributed based on how much I read.
I would like to ask for a penny a page. But feel free to pledge more than a penny a page!
You can e-mail me at StrikeReadathon@aol.com and let me know if you're going to support me. Or you can leave a comment here. Make sure you give me your e-mail address.
When I finish a book, I will let you know what book I read, and how many pages the book was. You can then send a check made out to either The Writers Guild Foundation, or to The Actors Fund. Whichever one you choose, mark "Industry Support Fund" on the check. The Writers Guild Foundation and the Actors Fund are coordinating getting the money to people who need it.
You can mail the check to 7000 W. Third St. / Los Angeles CA 90048.
I am almost done reading my first readathon book already, so hurry up and sign up to help. Thank you.
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