tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1950934257531454529.post5848933283770189436..comments2009-11-16T13:31:24.059-05:00Kay Cassidynoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1950934257531454529.post-86836795512870163342009-11-16T13:31:24.059-05:002009-11-16T13:31:24.059-05:00Jodie - I just realized I never responded her after I emailed you! LOL Thanks so much for the sweet offer. The email I sent gives more details on this. :-)Kay Cassidyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01766926054942130482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1950934257531454529.post-30415179077226512872009-11-06T03:59:41.401-05:002009-11-06T03:59:41.401-05:00Hiya I have an opportunity to highlight a few places that are looking for books as part of Buy Books for the Holidays http://ow.ly/zGj7 which is trying to encourage people to, well buy books as presents over the holiday season. They&#39;re also looking to encourage people to buy books or donate money to literacy charities and since I know of a few places that could do with some donors I get to write a post for them. I&#39;d love to include the Texas project. You sent me the address so I could donate myself - do you think it would be ok if I put the address out there for others to see, or do you have an email address I could put up so people could contact her about donating?Jodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11462660276240016464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1950934257531454529.post-56021032161262021412009-10-28T15:04:50.493-04:002009-10-28T15:04:50.493-04:00Hi Karen! It does seem like wasteful spending sometimes, doesn&#39;t it? I feel the same way. But then I figure, most things could probably be chalked up to wasteful spending if I really stopped and thought about them. :-) <br /><br />I used to have tons of books on my keeper shelves until I had a conversation with my editor recently where she asked if I reread books. The reality is, I almost never do. I have certain books that I keep as an author because they&#39;re shining examples of some particular writing skill that I aspire to work on. But I rarely reread a book for pleasure. It was very freeing to realize that and helped make my bookshelf culling easier.Kay Cassidyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01766926054942130482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1950934257531454529.post-6962075629825689262009-10-28T14:57:27.201-04:002009-10-28T14:57:27.201-04:00Alyson &amp; Tera - Thanks so much, you guys! I&#39;m so glad PW is sponsoring National Bookstore Day. Yet one more way to pay it forward with books. :-)Kay Cassidyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01766926054942130482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1950934257531454529.post-86938377503220274712009-10-28T14:43:07.571-04:002009-10-28T14:43:07.571-04:00Kay, this is awesome. I think paying your book buying forward is a really excellent way to approach what (to me!) occasionally seems like wasteful spending. After all, I could just go to the library, right? But donating books on and supporting my industry is much more practical and useful than that library guilt - thanks for bringing that home to me!karenhealeyhttp://karenhealey.livejournal.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1950934257531454529.post-84740113747210651062009-10-27T18:08:35.910-04:002009-10-27T18:08:35.910-04:00That&#39;s a wonderful way to approach book buying, Kay. Considering the three boxes of to-be-read books I just unpacked, I definitely did my part to support the industry this year.Tera Lynn Childshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11356017077011774393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1950934257531454529.post-12762053247759013292009-10-27T17:03:22.922-04:002009-10-27T17:03:22.922-04:00I love this! I&#39;m big on buying books for gifts too, and will def have to get out and shop for books on this day!Alyson Noelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13897651759587675373noreply@blogger.com