Encourage a writer, support literacy

Posted by Kelly Smith on January 31, 2010

I made my goal for January!
Those of you who have been following my blog for the past couple of weeks know that I have been trying to accomplish two goals:

Complete the draft of my historical novel
Make a meaningful contribution to a good cause

Happily, I can say that I have met my word-count goal for January! [...]

 Writing goals update week 3

Posted by Kelly Smith on January 24, 2010

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It’s the end of the third full week of the year. My progress on my historical novel has been a little slower than I’d like, but I’ve been doing other things such as writing magazine articles, designing a quilt, preparing to teach a quilting class, and collaborating with friends on what will be [...]

 Writing goals update

Posted by Kelly Smith on January 17, 2010

So far I have one sponsor for my 2010 writing goals. (Thanks Ami!)
If you’d like to help out the literacy charity First Book and encourage a writer at the same time, check out my post from Jan. 14 for info on how.
I will be updating my goals on the blog each week. Since I didn’t [...]

 Craft Hope for Haiti

Posted by Kelly Smith on January 15, 2010

Craft Hope

Do you make any kind of crafted item? If so, check out Craft Hope for Haiti. They will list your item on their Etsy shop and all proceeds (less Etsy fees) will be donated to Doctors Without Borders.
You can also visit the Craft Hope Etsy shop and purchase a handmade item to help.

 Writing goals part deux

Posted by Kelly Smith on January 14, 2010

First Book

My friend and writing mentor Ami Hendrickson has proposed a way for writers (and others with big dreams) to not only commit to reaching their goals for 2010, but to make a meaningful contribution to the charity of their choice.
You can read the details on her blog, then come back here if you want [...]

 Quilting for charity

Posted by Kelly Smith on January 7, 2010

The Grand One Quilt Bee (the bee I belong to in Grand Rapids, MI) will be quilting tops for Margaret’s Hope Chest this year, and with luck we’ll finish enough of them that we have time to make some quilts of our own for them.
The group was founded by the granddaughter of Margaret Herrema. In [...]