Dear Friends, Family, and Righteous Supporters,

Hey there! For the last four years, I've been taking part in the month-long writing celebration called NaNoWriMo. Each year I have tried to do a little more.  This year, I am signed up for the NaNoWriMo's write-a-thon charity event set for Nov. 22nd, the Night of Writing Dangerously.  The event takes place at the Julia Morgan Ballroom in downtown San Francisco.

I am really looking forward to the event, but I'm going to need your help!  Attendees like me must raise $200 to get in the door, and from there, a rich array of prizes, delicious food, and sumptuous writing time awaits. But this is not about me getting a treat-filled night of literary abandon. This is about children and adults getting the encouragement, structure, and inspiration they need to achieve their creative potential. Proceeds from the event will fund National Novel Writing Month's free creative writing programs in hundreds of schools and communities around the world.

The Office of Letters and Light does inspiration like nobody else (did I mention they're making me write an entire novel this November?). And on their behalf, I am asking you to donate.

Donations of any amount are welcomed and appreciated, but if you donate ten dollars or more I will give a character in my story a name of your choosing.

Thank you for supporting me in my novel-writing quest, and for helping the Office of Letters and Light create a more engaged and inspiring world.

Jennifer Redelle Carey