Dear Friends, Family, and Righteous Supporters,

On November 20, the Office of Letters and Light will be bringing together the most mighty of endurance novelists for an event that will define our generation forever. Okay, so they host this event every year, but this is the first year Wes and I are attending.

I'm speaking, of course, of National Novel Writing Month's Night of Writing Dangerously. It's a write-a-thon, and it will take place at the beautiful Julia Morgan Ballroom in downtown San Francisco. Wes and I will be there, writing our hearts out and raising money for the Office of Letters and Light, NaNoWriMo's parent nonprofit.

Attendees like us must raise $250 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 Wes and I 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. (Like Wes's school!)

This organization is so important to me, I've volunteered to lead the noveling charge for 6,700 Los Angeles Nanowrimo participants this year and act as "Municipal Liaison." That means if I seem a little crazy in November, I am. 

Aren't they cute! Young novelists in the making!

The most important things Nanowrimo teaches its participants, young and old, are time management skills and to sit one's butt in one's chair and focus.

The Office of Letters and Light does inspiration like nobody else (did we mention we're each writing an entire novel this November?). And on their behalf, we are asking you to donate.

Also, Sara will let you touch her raffle prizes if she wins some. If Wes wins, you're out of luck. 

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

Now go hit that big green button that says "Donate Now."

We'll keep you posted on our noveling endeavors! - Sara & Wes