ThoughtFull Thursday ~ Kindness ~ RAK for Writers 5/17 ~

Kindness is POWERFUL. 

Even the smallest gesture 

can fuel a person and keep them going.

All over the blogosphere today, you'll see

Random Acts of Kindness toward Writers.

 These are by people who want to share their appreciation

 for those who have helped or supported them

 at some point along the Writing Path.We all share a passion for the written word. 

Today, let's celebrate those who write!

How many of these people do YOU rely on?  

• Critique Partners, who spend hours showing us how to make our work gleam
• Writing Groups, who cheers us on 
• Writing Friends, who listen, support & and be our rock when we have doubts
• Authors and Illustrators, who inspire us through their books and art
• Book bloggers & Librarians, who open our minds to incredible books we might not have otherwise read
• Blog Visitors & Readers, who spend time with us, sharing their thoughts, ideas and opinions
• Industry Professionals (Agents, Editors, Copy editors, etc.)  who help us to improve our writing and succeed
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help us celebrate WRITERS! 

WHY?  we believe that the writing community 

is the best of the best. 

Filled with people who support and educate,

 we all learn and grow together. 

Many people are involved with the Writing Community,
 but at its heart are WRITERS.


We love you guys, and wanted to celebrate YOU!
And what better way to do that than through a 

Random Act of Kindness Blitz?

Is there someone special you would like to acknowledge this week? 

JOIN US!  

Use any platform--blog, Facebook, Twitter or email--

and offer a kind word or gesture. 

The very best part of kindness is that it is contagious. :)

grab the button image above and award

a writer that's influenced you!

your opp to bless ~ GO!

joining The Bookshelf Muse CELEBRATING Writers!
{Daily Giveaways too} ! ~ 

and if you'd appreciate help with your own writing,
join Kristen Lamb's #myWANA community for writers and bloggers
her best-selling books
 We Are Not Alone–The Writer’s Guide to Social Media 
and Are You There, Blog? It’s Me, Writer . 
both teach how to make building your author platform FUN. 
Build a platform and still have time left to write great books!
How great is that?!

MORE ThoughtFull Thursday Posts
with Michelle at Intentional Me

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Monday's What are You Reading?

joining the huge list of book blogs linked here ~

i'm continuing to read S&S with the indie jane group ~
great discussion questions and responses

also for the S & S Bicentennary Challenge
i'm reading The Third Sister

with great interest ~

Julia Barrett is outstanding in writing

really excellent characterization in keeping with Jane's originals

as well as dialogue and mannerisms... 

not a hardship adding this to my weekend reading ~

i totally LoVeD

just a delicious read ~ again for the S&S Bicentennary Challenge

two sisters reunited by their deceased mother's wishes

for a walking tour of Jane Austen's country in the English countryside

complete with beauty, conflict and relational intrigues ~

not to mention mystery + romance!

a definite winner ...

and

i must let you know there are quantities of new kindle

free downloads at amazon if you're ready to explore!

possibly will try to add later, but don't wait ~

we saw how quickly they went back to priced

with our last freebie friday offers...

EnJoy Reading!

taking a moment to invite you to participate in
the Random Acts of Kindness
ongoing at Book Soulmates

• Sign up for September [HERE]
• See who else is participating [HERE]
• If you have any questions regarding RAK, please contact us via the following: rakbybooksoulamates @ gmail . comBest Wishes to all the RAK participants thanks for joining and passing on the kindness! 
  **my personal appreciation extended to Sarahfor sending my first ever RAK ~ A Weekend with Mr Darcy!
  
  
  what a delish package to receive !Sarah, you're a *Star* !!THANK YOU !!
  my September Wish List HERE

joining 

                                  Bookish Images Monday

                                                                with Cindy's Book Club

                                                     she'd love to see your bookish images!

first day to enter Austen Authors week long celebration

final day to enter Frugal eReader 's month long celebration

a progressive giveaway is underway at

1. Five Alarm Book Reviews
2. 
   
3. Your entries stay in the drawing until the giveaway ends 
4. on the day that they reach 1,000 followers.
5. You can win more than once.
6. At every milestone of 100 additional followers (200, 300, 400, etc.)  
7. another winner will be chosen using Random.org.
8. Followers are also eligible for Surprise Giveaways in addition to this contest. 
9. (No additional entries required)
10. When 1,000 followers are reached the giveaway will come to an end and the final winner will be chosen for the big prize package, valued at $150.

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random acts of kindness ...

as it's the beginning of a new month,

i'm going to introduce this very cool opportunity

for my very cool readers!

for six months there's been a move afoot

to do random acts of kindness 

for another {or other} bloggers who love to read.

here are the details from Book Soulmates ~

"Wanna do a little something nice 

for a fellow blogger or bookwormy friend? 

{Maybe even get a little something in return} ? :)"

Well, join Book Soulmates 

{Random Acts of Kindness}

R.A.K. program!

 "This is our 6th month hosting this feature.  

it has grown to 344 national and international participants already! 

Books {and kindness} are being sent all over the world! 

How cool is that?!  We are in awe. 

We are so proud of each and everyone of you 

that have helped make this feature a success. 

We are incredibly grateful 

for all the participation and kindness that's being shown. "

• Create a wish list (on Amazon, Goodreads, or your blog, etc) 
• {i created my wishlist link}
• then posted it in the Google Doc located in each R.A.K post for the month.
• Sign up for August {HERE}
  See who else is participating in August {HERE}
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Show off your participation by grabbing our RAK button

• If you choose to do a R.A.K for someone, 
• check out their wish list and contact that blogger for their address.
  
• : Please, once you receive a RAK, 
• email or tweet {Vanessa} at Book Soulmates 
• so that 
• she can update the Google doc!

• At the end of the month, 
• SHOW YOUR R.A.K!  
• Make a post saying 'Thank You' 
• to whoever granted one of your wishes 
• and share it  :)

OPEN TO EVERYONE!

Let's keep our International bloggers in mind and in our hearts.

Remember, there's always the Book Depository 

who offer FREE shipping!

to thank those for joining and passing on the kindness

this month,

Book Soulmates, Isalys and Vanessa,

 are offering something special !

"in honour of YOU, 

our amazing kindness givers, 

we've decided to have a giveaway!" 

a

20$ amazon gift card !

ready to join the FuN?

ready to send some kindness to another?

 join  R.A.K for August

and be part of the giveaway...

time for reading wishlists!

 time for bringing joy to another blogger!
i've had difficulty finding participant lists with similar reading tastes,
so i think we need each other!
interested?

let's enjoy more summer FuN 
sending that sunshine onward!...

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