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Ain’t Nobody Gonna Talk Smack about Jo VonBargen on Her 80th Birthday

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As part of the Write for the Fight campaign, I invited goddess of words (and my friend, I’m proud to say) Jo VonBargen to answer one of the questions that was asked of the contributors to the book: What would you want said about you on your 80th birthday? Knowing what I know about Jo, I’m not surprised that what she sent back is a moving reflection on life, full of the humility and humanity that she demonstrates every day. Thank you, Jo, for contributing your wise words and helping the Write for the Fight team raise funds for breast cancer research.

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I would imagine the first comment would be, “Oh, you’re still here?” Those who know me likely remember how from day one I’ve flopped around on the deck of life like landed trout and how unlikely it is that I survived.

Another would be, “You look so good, darling!” This is how you know you’re old. If you do, indeed, look good, it’s a testament to how well you’ve taken care of yourself. If they add the “darling”, it’s probably a pity gesture. Okay, whatever. Bad hair days don’t get to me anymore. Looks aren’t important. It’s what kind of hair you have inside. I think it was Gary Shandling that said that once.Continue Reading

Why I Wanted to Write for the Fight: My Guest Post on Chick Lit Plus

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What’s Write for the Fight all about and why did I want to get involved? A giant thank you to Samantha March for hosting me on Chick Lit Plus today and letting me talk about this phenomenal book and breast cancer fundraiser. In addition to being the author of Destined to Fail and a busy book blogger, Samantha has a page dedicated to breast cancer awareness on her site and used last October (Breast Cancer Awareness month) to raise visibility of the issue.

The link to my post: http://chicklitplus.com/guest-post-laura-zera.

Also, Write for the Fight became available for the Kindle on Amazon.com this past week! It’s also still available on BarnesandNoble.com, where it has seven 5-star reviews.  Paperbacks will be out on April 30th. All author royalties are going to the National Breast Cancer Foundation.

Announcing “Write for the Fight”

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I have some great news to share about a totally rad project, and you can be involved! On March 5th, the book Write for the Fight: A Collection of Seasonal Essays will be released by Booktrope Publishing, and here’s the fantastic part: all writer royalties will be donated to the National Breast Cancer Foundation.

For the first month, it will be available exclusively as a Barnes & Noble NOOK Book. After that both print and e-books will be available through BN.com, Amazon and other online booksellers.

This project is especially exciting for me as I am one of 13 authors whose essays will be included in this anthology. Hurray!Continue Reading

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