In 2014, I donated $1 from the sale of Kindle books to Water.org, the charity co-founded by Matt Damon to bring clean and safe water to communities worldwide. The goal was to provide clean water for life to 25 persons. The year-long campaign was called Writing for...
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Writing for Water.org: Glass Half Full in November
Dec 8, 2014 | #giving
Throughout 2014 I am donating $1 for every Kindle book sold to Water.org, the charity co-founded by Matt Damon to bring clean water and decent sanitation to communities worldwide. A number of other emerging authors have helped me out, including Norma Hamilton, Jerry...
Writing for Water: October’s Surprising Stall
Nov 11, 2014 | #giving
Throughout 2014, I'm donating $1 for every Kindle book I sell. Other authors are joining the Writing for Water effort and togethe we have raised enough to provide 29.5 people with clean water for life through Water.org. Our goal for the year was 25. Related: Meet the...
Writing for Water: How to Cure Ebola by Reading
Oct 6, 2014 | #giving
Throughout 2014, for every Kindle book I sell, $1 is donated to Water.org, the charity co-founded by Matt Damon to bring clean and safe water to communities worldwide. Other independent authors have joined in and every month I tally up how many people have been given...
Writing for Water: August’s Big Wave
Sep 9, 2014 | #giving
It's almost a tidal wave. As of 30 August, the Writing for Water team of authors exceeded the 2014 goal of providing 25 people with clean water for life, via donations to Water.org. Author donations are based on book sales. In August, led by strong sales of the third...
Writing for Water: The Summer of Love
Aug 12, 2014 | #giving
Throughout 2014, I’m donating $1 for every Kindle book I sell to Water.org. Every time someone buys one of my books, they help bring clean water to communities worldwide. Some terrific author friends have helped along the way. Every month I tally up how many more...
Writing for Water Update: Hooked a Minnow in May
Jun 10, 2014 | #giving
Throughout 2014, I'm donating $1 for every Kindle book I sell to Water.org. Every time someone buys one of my books, they help bring clean water to communities worldwide. Some terrific author friends have helped along the way. Every month I tally up how many more...
Writing for Water: We Shot for the Moon in April
May 13, 2014 | #giving
We made a big leap for mankind in April toward the goal of giving 25 people access to safe and clean water for life through donations to Water.org. Led by a surge in sales of CLIFF DIVER, the first novel in my Emilia Cruz mystery series set in Acapulco, in April we...
Writing for Water: March Update and Our Global Impact
Apr 8, 2014 | #giving
Can a couple of indie authors make a global impact? Yes, and we are doing it. In March 4 authors were part of the Writing for Water team: Jerry Last, Norm Hamilton and Sharon Lee Johnson joined me in pledging a portion of our book sales to Water.org, the charity...
Celebrate Water Day 2014 with 5 Great Reads
Mar 21, 2014 | #giving
It's the holiday you and I have probably never experienced. Tomorrow is Water Day. Celebrating a Life Event Brought to us by Water.org, Water Day celebrates the day someone gets access to safe water. It's the day the well or water pump starts working close enough to...
Writing for Water: Meet the Team Writing Clean Water for Life
Mar 5, 2014 | #giving
In 2014 I will donate $1 for each Kindle book sold to water.org, the charity co-founded by Matt Damon and Gary White to bring clean water and decent sanitation to communities worldwide. My little effort has expanded into the Writing for Water team of authors. The...
The Water Diaries: My Chat With Matt Damon
Feb 4, 2014 | #giving
"Every 21 seconds a child under the age of 5 dies because he or she doesn't have access to clean water," Matt Damon told me. "I know," I replied, simpering a bit and feeling like an advertisement for my mystery series. "That's why a dollar from every Kindle book I...
How to Turn Books Into Water
Jan 7, 2014 | #giving
As a mystery author, I’ve drawn inspiration from years living in Mexico and Central America, as well as my travels in East Africa and the South Pacific. I’ve met amazing people, learned about different cultures . . . and seen too many communities without running water...
World Malaria Day: Song of the Mosquito
Apr 25, 2013 | #giving
I’m tiny, innocuous. Driven by instinct. I’m tiny, innocuous. I hum as I go. I’m tiny, innocuous, and I killed over 22,000 foolish Frenchmen who thought they could build a canal in Panama. I gave them malaria and yellow fever and they went away. I’m tiny, innocuous,...