Give LUV to Writing Partners with HELP THE ELF!

As you might remember, Pete the Elf had one too many eggnogs at the Santa’s Workshop Christmas Bash and as he wobbled home, he dropped Santa’s Nice List! Then of course, the North wind blew in and scattered pieces of the list to the four corners of the earth!



And if Santa finds out...whoo, boy.





Look at Pete. Such a derpy little fellow, isn't he? The poor guy needs some help finding his list! After the whole "Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer" thing, it's pretty clear Santa has road rage issues, so you can only imagine the fireworks if we don't find this list in time. 



Now I don't know about you, but I know PLENTY of helpful, kind folks in the Writing Community. In fact, I wouldn't be at all surprised to find out if some of them were on the missing Nice List. Maybe YOU can think of someone, like a critique partner or a writing buddy, who has supported you all year long. And maybe, just maybe, YOU might want to help Pete out and do something nice for them on December 19th.



If you would like to find out more about OPERATION: HELP THE ELF! the original post is HERE and if you fill out this FORM I can email you some more details. If it sounds like your thing, we would LOVE your help to spread some seasonal kindness & cheer!



Also, some BIG NEWS! 










A small group of indie writers has pulled together and is hosting a FREE online conference on everything INDIE in Feb 2013!




Welcome to the first INDIE ReCon - Make Indie Publishing a Mission Possible




Are you curious about Indie publishing, but don't know where to start?  Or, are you already a published Indie author looking to boost your sales or expand your reach?  Then you'll want to attend a new exciting online conference happening in 2013 - INDIE Revolution Conference.  Or as we like to call it, INDIE ReCon.




INDIE ReCon is happening online from February 12-14, 2013.




INDIE ReCon is a FREE, ONLINE conference that is modeled after the awesome annual WriteOnCon. It is designed to help any writer or author who is curious about the ins and outs of Indie publishing. 




We will feature over 30 guests that include industry experts as well as some of the bestselling adult and young adult authors in the publishing industry today including: Bob Mayer, Hugh Howey, M. Leighton, and Samantha Young (just to name a few).  




For three days, INDIE ReCon will highlight new topics every hour (sometimes every half hour) for 8 hours a day which will include interviews, blog posts, vlogs, and live online chats.  You'll receive advice from authors, bloggers, marketing partners, cover designers, editors, and more.  You can check out our line up of topics and guests on our website.




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Becca and I will be participating in IndieReCon as well, discussing Creative Book Launches That Command Attention. Hope to see you all there! 



ALSO, if you'd like a bit of further reading today, I'm posting over at author Luke Reynolds' blog, Intersections, talking about how KINDNESS fits into my personal life mission. I hope you'll swing by!