Raffle Prize: Writing Career Coach Business Building Series & "Earn a Living With Your Writing"

If you're longing to build a career out of your writing, then you're going to want to keep an eye on this raffle prize!

The Writing Career Coach Business Building Series releases in the spring and will retail for--are you ready?--$1,200, but creator Tiffany Colter* has generously offered to make the ebook version available to a raffle winner. Here is a description:

The Writing Career Coach Business Building Series includes more than 5 books and workbooks, CDs, DVD teachings, tools to build and market your business as well as a gift credit for copywriting [amount yet to be determined]. Finally, there will be coaching support from Tiffany and her team through exclusive webinars, conference calls and personalized coaching. This will be released during the first quarter of 2012. It is currently in Beta testing with 10 business owners across industries, levels of experience, and levels of revenue.

Talk about impressive! Tiffany understands in a very personal way what the Rogs are going through--her husband is a cancer survivor and his illness nearly destroyed them financially. Tiffany has built her business from virtually nothing 5 years ago to a nearly 6-figure salary today, and the Writing Career Coach Business Building Series encapsulates everything she learned and the tools she used to get where she is.

And as the infomercials say--but wait, there's more!

If anyone would like to pre-order this, have them contact me. It will be only a $200 non-refundable deposit; $100 will go to Sandy right away, the rest holds their set. Then the balance is due when it goes live. They'll get it a week before it releases. I will accept PayPal, check or money order made to Writing Career Coach with "Sandy Fund Raiser" in the memo. If for any reason the series is canceled, they will be given $100 back and a $100 GC [for the portion I gave Sandy].

This isn't the only item Tiffany is donating. She is also offering her "Earn a Living With Your Writing: How the Big Ideas You Have Can Get You What You Want" course, a $65 retail value! (Link goes to workbook only; raffle winner will receive the book and CDs.)

Do you have a story to share? Do you want to earn an income as a writer? The world of publishing is changing. E-books & small presses are on the rise. It is easier to get your book published, but harder to make a living with publishing. What is an aspiring writer to do? You need to remember the fundamentals & adjust them to the changing market. What are Blogs, Vlogs, Trailers, Pitches, Hooks, Blurbs, & Platforms? And what in the WORLD do they have to do with writing? How can you get your writing in front of the right people without doing the WRONG things? Are you ready to reach your goals, or even your dreams? When publishers were offering smaller cash advances & magazines were disappearing from shelves, my company tripled its gross revenue. In this course I want to help you create a plan to reach your writing goals. This Workbook is designed to be used with the audio lessons of the same name.

If you decide to buy the book on your own through the link above, you can order the CDs from Tiffany for $45, and she will donate $15 to Sandi's fundraiser.

In fact, Tiffany will donate 20% of *any* project she does to Sandi's fundraiser if the client requests it. So if you decide to hire Tiffany, be sure to ask for that!

Thank you, Tiffany, for your generosity!

Check back with us tomorrow to see what other goodies have been donated! See something you like? Be sure to donate through the button in the sidebar to earn raffle tickets. Drawings will start the 25th!

*Tiffany's website is currently undergoing some renovation, but there is a ton of great info there--don't miss it! She's also offering clients a chance to win a Kindle in January. If you want to learn more about that, or any of her services, be sure to visit her site and sign up for her newsletter.

Three Cheers for DeWard Publishing!

I should have mentioned this a long time ago--forgive me, DeWard!

When Sandi was diagnosed, DeWard Publishing did something extraordinary: they decided to donate $1 to the Rog family for every book that was purchased, no matter where it was purchased--from their site, from Amazon, from Barnes and Noble, wherever--over and above what Sandi earns for each sale. Publishing companies aren't known for their benevolence, especially in the current industry climate. So if you're looking for an excellent book to give as a gift this holiday season, I hope you'll do someone a favor and introduce them to Sandi's novels--and then revel in the warm fuzzy feeling of knowing you've yet again helped the Rog family.

Our first thousand!

Woohoo!! A great big THANK YOU to everyone who has jumped on board so far! You've gotten us off to an auspicious start. Now let's do it 20 more times! C'mon, people, who's with me?! GO TEAM SANDI!

Facebook page for the fundraiser!

We've got a new page up on Facebook to help promote the fundraiser! Please come on over and like it, then share it on your wall and encourage folks to join in and check out this page as well. I'll post updates there when we have them to post.

And please feel free to start promoting the fundraiser however you feel led. We've already raised 4% of our goal just from talking to folks about donating items for the fundraiser, which is fantastic! We're about to close in on my personal goal of 40 prize donators, which is when I told myself I'd really start promoting the actual fund raising part of the fundraiser, and would love to start seeing our "percent of goal raised" start shooting up. (This is not to say we won't take more item donations. We most certainly will!!)

If you're like me and you always like to be able to "do something more," we have a great way for you to spread the word to people in your community by joining our Fundraiser Street Team! I'm putting together a Word file you can use to print up business cards with the fundraiser info on it. Print them up and then hand them out to whoever you think might be receptive--I handed some handwritten ones out to moms at the McDonald's playland yesterday and not only were they all very sympathetic and enthusiastic about wanting to come donate, but one mom actually offered a raffle prize as well! Just email me at alison at alisonstrobel dot com and when the file is completed I'll send it to you.

Raffle Prize: Cat Cosmetics!

Check it out ladies! (Or gentlemen looking for a nice gift for their lady!) Author Miralee Farrell is also an authorized Cat Cosmetics consultant, and is generously donating nearly $150 worth of awesome product for the fundraiser! (If you would like to purchase something from her, you can check out the products at the Cat Cosmetics website and then contact Miralee (miraleef at gmail) to place an order--you'll receive 20% off the retail price!)


Check back with us tomorrow to see what other goodies have been donated! See something you like? Be sure to donate through the button in the sidebar to earn raffle tickets. Drawings will start the 25th!
'Pixie' Lip Gloss (a shade lighter than shown here), Precision Eye Shadow Brush (This versatile brush is great for applying a wash of color on the lid, a highlight on your brow and especially useful for applying color in the crease of the eye to create depth.), Sophisticat brown brush and liner.

'Ambrosia' Lip Gel, 'Girl on Fire' Baked Swirl Bronzer (Absolutely no shimmer in the formula--it is for those who want beautiful bronzing without shine to it. Great for medium to olive skin tones, and also for sculpting-your-cheekbones color!), 'Beach Cheeks' Blush Creme Refill (Possibly a shade darker than it looks; depends on your monitor--gives a natural radiant glow that you can apply over foundation or on bare skin without even looking like you've got blush on at all!)



'Black Cherry' hand-poured Gel Eye Liner (Can even be smudged as a shadow! Brush not included), 'Innocence' Shimmer Stick (beige/gold) and 'Pounce' Lipstick, both with with flip-up mirror case (so handy!). Shimmer stick is beautiful with a nude lip liner, or can be added to any color lipstick to give it a gleam and shine.

Raffle Prize: signed books by Terri Blackstock!

Terri Blackstock is a New York Times bestselling suspense writer with numerous awards to her name. She has generously donated signed hardbound copies of her three most recent standalone novels: Predator, Double Minds, and Shadow in Serenity to the raffle. What a great Christmas present they'd make for the suspense reader in your life!

Check back with us tomorrow to see what other goodies have been donated! See something you like? Be sure to donate through the button in the sidebar to earn raffle tickets. Drawings will start the 25th!

Raffle Prizes!!

I am beyond psyched at the incredible generosity of folks out there who want to help us reach our goal for Sandi. The items being donated are awesome, and to make sure you know exactly what you're entering to win, I'm going to start posting an item or two every day. Here is just one of them:

(Cocoon in action--adorable baby not included)

This is a custom crocheted baby cocoon and matching crown hat, crafted in the Berroco baby yarn of your choice and edged (if you choose) in a complementary color. (Because it is a custom prize, it will ship in February, no later than the end of the month.) What a perfect keepsake gift for that brand new bundle of joy making its way to you in 2012!

Check back with us tomorrow to see what other goodies have been donated! See something you like? Be sure to donate through the button in the sidebar to earn raffle tickets. Drawings will start the 25th!