"Writing is utter solitude, the descent into the cold abyss of oneself. ~ Franz Kafka"
I'm sitting at the table in the garden today, the sun is out and it's beautiful. It makes everything just that little bit prettier, the greens in the garden, the gleaming of the glass table. With my chilled glass of coke and ice and sunglasses, I'm ready to write.
Anyway . . . enough of that. I'm writing today about a group on Devient Art named 'Write2liveCancerFree' where writers all over the site put their short stories into the monthly competition section and at the end of the month a few are chosen as winners. What happens next is all these pieces eventually come together to form a book for a charity in honour to Cancer. All the royalties will go to it. Cancer is a tremendously painful disease that has always been in the media because of it's utter harshness. Research is ongoing - all we want is a cure. I know the feeling of loosing someone to this, I know that pain.
I love the idea of this group, it's meaningful and a chance for writers to write with passion about what they chose and also get the variation in writing for this book. It's a chance for writers to get themselves noticed as well and I can't say enough how much this will mean to thousands of people when this book is published. The making of this group seems heartfelt, something extremely important with a message behind it. And this is why there is a blog post on it today.
There are already loads of unique and interesting pieces being submitted and
I now often go through and take a read whenever I have the time. You should too!
Admin of the group, Blake Moriarty, writes 'This group is all about writing short stories. Every month, I shall hold a contest and chose 1-2 stories from each month. At the end of the year, a book shall be published and all profit shall go to a Cancer Research Center to raise money to find a cure.' so there you have it.
Please, take the time to look up this group, it will be worth it!
Here is a cheeky little link to make it easier for you!
DQ
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