deathvalleykids

I am about 27000 words away from the 50k required to win Nanowrimo, and seriously lacking in motivation. So I thought maybe I could give myself some motivation, and do something for a good cause at the same time.

The Death Valley Child Cancer Challenge is a charity started by a friend and colleague of mine. I am not athletic, and have no particular skills that are useful to him and his cause, apart from general wordsmithing. But maybe I can turn my wordsmithing to some good use.

Here is what I propose. I will seriously attempt to write 27000 words in 9 days, and win Nano. I am calling out for sponsors. 10c every thousand words, or even a cent a word. The teeny tiniest bit would help. Or even just a once off payment.

All sponsors will get a pdf version of the final product – I make *no* promises about quality, since it will, to all intents and purposes, be a first draft. Should it even actually go to print, I will send 1 randomly drawn sponsor a copy. If I get more than 100 sponsors, I’ll send out 5. 150 sponsors, I’ll send out 10. If it gets higher than that, I’ll adjust accordingly. If it does not go to print, I will still edit and jazz it up and send out e-copies of the final draft.

This should give me the incentive I need to finish, and you’d be helping a good cause.
You can donate directly on the website, here, and then comment here letting me know that you have donated for this project.

If you wish to sponsor, rather than making a once off donation, simply comment here or on my Facebook note, and let me know what you want to pledge, and how you want to count it. EVERY LITTLE BIT HELPS.

Oh, and please, help spread the word. :)

I'll be x-posting this to various places, so forgive me if you see it more than once.

This is an LJ community to help promote and support the Death Valley Child Cancer Challenge. This is an AMAZING project which is still very new, in which Neill Glover (a most excellent work colleague and friend of mine) will attempt to cross the 600km of Death Valley on a bicycle to raise awareness and funds for Child Cancer Research.

If you would like to help us out, we are looking for volunteers to help us out, and, most importantly, people to help spread the word.

Come join us. This is an amazing co-operative of people all over the world joining together to help ONE MAN do something earth shattering. Be part of it! You know you want to!!