Critique Auction + Book Review + Wednesday Inspiration

First off, I’m auctioning off a close critique of a 10,000 word excerpt of a YA/MG (edit: just kidding. the auction post left off that detail, so looks like the auction is open to adult books as well!) story HERE. 

Proceeds go to Donna’s Dream House, a volunteer-run holiday home for terminally ill children and teens in Blackpool, UK. In December, weeks before they were to welcome a number of families for a dream Christmas, DDD was broken into by arsonists, who stole equipment, then lit the furniture on fire. The building was badly damaged and many important documents and mementos were lost. 

Write Dreams is hosting the auction, and my particular item will be on bid until the 27^th. The bidding had been open for a couple days already, so thank you to anyone who has already placed a bid!

It’s open internationally, though the bidding is in pounds, so you may have to find an online currency exchanger. 

Today’s Wednesday Inspiration pictures are all sort of tied to a book I read recently, THE FAULT IN OUR STARS by John Green (perhaps you’ve heard of it, lol? :P). To be honest, I hadn’t read anything by him before, other than LOOKING FOR ALASKA way back in high school.

In case you haven’t heard of THE FAULT IN OUR STARS, it’s about a sixteen-year-old girl named Hazel, who has suffered from cancer since she was twelve. Forced to attend a support group by her parents, she meets Augustus Waters, who also has cancer. The two spend the book playing video games, reading each other’s favorite books, falling in love, and talking about life, death, and the meaning of it all.

...It’s much better than I just made it sound, because I’m horrible at summarizing books (also, I’m trying not to spoil anything). 

Anyway, if I remember correctly, this was the very first book I read in the new year, and it’s definitely convinced to check out some more of John Green’s books. It’s a book about cancer that tries not to be a Book About Cancer, and people seem to have differing opinions about whether or not Green succeeded on that count, but honestly, by the end, I didn’t really care. I cared about Hazel and Augustus and the Dutch tulip man. 

(found: http://weheartit.com/entry/21143224)

(found: http://weheartit.com/entry/21144391)

(found: http://weheartit.com/entry/20871660)

Curious to see how these images might fit in with THE FAULT IN OUR STARS? Well, you should just go read the book, then ;)

Happy Wednesday, all!