The Bold and the Beautiful 20th Anniversary Celebration

Hardcover. Front & back covers shown.
AUTOGRAPHED by nine of the actors!

This beautifully presented 2007 hardcover book has 269 glossy pages including pictorials throughout. The book has an outer paper sleeve (pictures the B & B cast) which protects the black, stylish hardcover.

Beautiful as a keepsake for a B & B fan or for a collector!

Donated by The Bold & The Beautiful.
Melbourne FWA Writers Group
Mysterious Melbourne


Pssstt . . . Want to get away with murder? This basket is filled with the knowledge needed for making your villains truly villainous and your victims believable! .


Several Howdunit Writers Guides:
  • Body Trauma: A writers guide to Wounds and Injuries
  • Murder One: a writers guide to Homicide
  • Cause of Death: a writers guide to Murder and Forensic Medicine
  • Deadly Doses: a writers guide to Poisons
2 Additional books that will get your creative juices flowing:
  • True Blue: An Insider's Guide to Street Cops for Writers (hardcover)
  • Myth and the Movies: Discovering the Mythic Structure of 50 Unforgetable Films

With all these guides to murder and mayhem, you're sure to write a best seller. When you do, it's time to celebrate. A $25 Barnes & Noble gift card is enclosed--just perfect for going out to buy your own best selling mystery--right off the shelf! Take it home, sign it for a close friend, and invite them over to enjoy the relaxing contents of the Mysterious Melbourne basket: a bottle of champagne and 2 glasses! Perfect for you and a friend to toast to your success!

Ex Libris bookplates and a Foray permanent marker on a neck strap will help with those book signings. Then, time to relax with the mellow fragrance of a diffuser and a great read by Lee Child, Gone Tomorrow.

Basket contents donated by Martha Powers, Susan Reedy, Shara Smock, Kathy Taromina, and John White.

* * We're accepting donations for the Silent Auction now! * *

We will be adding new items constantly, so check back often. If you have an item or service that you'd like to donate, please contact Karen Lieb.

Click on item photos -they are links to donor websites!

September 26th New Flash: Seats are filling fast for our October 22nd Margie Lawson fundraiser!

Margie Lawson

Workshop-Oct 22nd

Florida Writers Foundation is excited to announce a special one-day conference with Margie Lawson. Margie’s Masters Class in Empowering Characters’ Emotions, introduces you to psychologically anchored editing systems and techniques to grab your readers and keep them riveted.

One hundred percent of the proceeds assist the Florida Writers Foundation in fighting illiteracy. The class is available for FWA members for $50 and non-members at $75. The registration cost is considered a donation to the FWF for tax purposes. Click here for more information and to register for the class.

Snipper Critters

Snipper Critters is a language arts book that capitalizes on the natural love children have for animals. Over 80 simple, reproducible "critter" patterns based on bilateral symmetry, along with numerous activity suggestions, stimulate reading and writing across the curriculum. FUN for all ages!

Donated by Mary Dall.


Note: Florida Writers Foundation would once again like to thank author/illustrator/artist Mary Dall for her visit to an elementary school in May. The students and teachers all loved your wonderful presentation!



FWA Oxford/Lady Lake Writers
Happiness in a Basket

Ever wonder why so many members of the Oxford and Lady Lake groups are always smiling? Well, besides the fact that they're usually up to something . . . ;D It's all how they view life and happiness. Look closely, and you'll see that Oxford/Lady Lake writers have captured some of their happiness . . . and put it in a basket for all to bid upon!

Left: Some of the members of Oxford/Lady Lake Writers group during a royal visit from Conference Queen, Chrissy Jackson. Taken during the 2008 FWA Writers Conference.

Happiness starts with having fun, so what do writers do to have fun? Yep; they write! Writing supplies include photo paper, paper clips, labels, envelopes, and pencils.

When it's time for a break, the high bidder can watch two videos on golf etiquette and then practice moves with the special Happiness Basket golf balls.

Done practicing your swing? Then sit back, read a book and enjoy a bottle of wine or gourmet coffee. Use the Wal-Mart gift card to get more munchies, and how about the origami "bows" ($20 and $5 bills) to share with your friends?

  • Cloth-line workbasket that looks like a lamb, sturdy for holding hobby materials.
  • "Bows" on the lamb's ears: a $20 bill and a $5 bill for the decadent items of your choice
  • Folonair Pino Grigio wine in gold bag and wearing a peach uxedo shirt
  • Book: Memoirs of a Boomer for relaxing moments
  • Book: Journeys: An Anthology of Short Stories
  • Back scrubber for those oooooohhhhh baths and showers
  • $15 Wal-Mart gift card
  • Wolfgang Puck Vienna Private Reserve coffee for thoughtful moments
  • For you golfers: 12 Titleist golf balls, 6 Titanium golf balls, 2 golf videos
  • And when you're working on your masterpiece: pads, pencils, envelopes, foot-shaped paperclips, travel calculator, labels

Donations by Oxford/Lady Lake members: Donna Beard, Tom Bender, Saundra Brewer, Chris Coward, Jack Hayes, Dorothy Leyendecker, Don Lubov, Claudette Parmenter, Jack Petro, Mary Lois Sanders and Pete Shianna.




Author's Website


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Auction ends Saturday, October 24.

Why does an author need a website? Well, for credibility, publicity, and sales, for starters.


IsThereABookInsideYou.com will develop your author website, incorporating your book cover(s), photo, Q&A, book excerpts, and other elements to impress the media and your potential readers. Online bidding only.


Value $500.00 Donated by IsThereABookInsideYou.com.








Airline Tickets for 2

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Hurry! Auction ends Sat. Oct. 24th!
"Chart Your Course" is the theme of our conference, and what better way to do that than on a trip for two within the continental US? Fly anywhere AirTran flies including: San Francisco; Las Vegas; Seattle; Dallas; New York; Portland . . . and many more exciting places! Win this bid and you and a friend will be charting your own course with AirTran Airlines! Some restrictions apply.

Click on the plane to see AirTran's wonderful destinations all across the U.S.

Online bidding only.

Donated by AirTran Airways.

GulfStream Racing Park and Casino
A DAY AT THE RACES

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A day at the races at GulfStream Park, in Hallendale for up to twenty people. Presidential Suite Box seats during the 2010 Race Meet with $10 betting vouchers for slots and poker per person, and fine-dining dinner cruisine provided by Christine Lee's. Over a $2000 value! Online bidding only.



*Please note that this item will be available for online bidding only, and will be open to the general public through eBay's non-profit online auction site, MissionFish. FWF will post a link to the online bidding site here, beginning in October.

Not valid on Special Race Days.

Total package value: $2000.00 Donated by Gulfstream Park.

Evanovich Fan Package

Janet Evanovich fans will love these Plum and Metro fan items from the Evanovich.com online store.

The fun wearables include: "I'm a Metro Maniac" t-shirt; "Tasty Pastry" ball cap; and "I "heart" Morelli" and "I "heart" Ranger" pins.


Donated by Janet Evanovich.
47" Angel Statue

Standing nearly four feet tall, this statue will beautifully enrich your house, either inside or out. Wings slide off for portablity. Looks heavy, but actually weighs less than 50 pounds. Color at auction could vary from photo.

Donated by Glenda Busick, www.peacebewithyou.ws

Tim Dorsey Package

Signed hardcover of Gator -a-Go-Go, as well as an autographed page of the edited manuscript. Bid early before it go-goes!

Donated by author Tim Dorsey

Media Press Kit Design


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Media – Press Kit Design Package ($1000 value)

Too bad! You are on vacation and a reporter from a New York paper is calling your home phone right now to request an interview about your new book. That one interview could have made you a bestselling author. Darn! You don’t have to end your vacation on a sour note. Get a Media / Press Kit Package designed by Book Coach, Rik Feeney that will prepare you for all media requests with an online media page, a PDF media kit, a media kit on CD, and the guidelines to create a physical media kit you can hand out or mail to prospective editors, agents, or media representatives.

Donated by Richardson Publishing

Weird Florida Package

Eliot Kleinberg's Weird Florida books gives an insider's look into the strange, the unusual, and the just-plain-weird happenings in our Sunshine State.

Cows in the Intercoastal Waterway? A bloodsucking night creature on the loose in Miami? The Virgin Mary on a cheese sandwich? Nationally known talk show host high on drugs? The mayor of one small town who banned Satan? The mayor of another small town who campaigned on a platform of "hot loins?" Yep! All this and more too!

Donated by Eliot Kleinberg.
Naples Zoo Bear Hammock Package

Naples Zoo has a new exhibit--a black bear hammock! Zoo visitors get to view bears in their natural Florida habitat, and learn basic safety tips if they ever encounter a wild bear.

This Naples Zoo Bear Hammock Package includes four adult tickets to Naples Zoo, 3 t-shirts in assorted sizes, and two plush and cuddly bears. It's a delightfully bearable package!

Donated by The Naples Zoo.
Chez Soleil - Cedar Key

2 night stay in beautiful, peaceful Cedar Key . . . the perfect place for a writer to rest and be inspired!

(Unavailable Jan., Feb., and Mar. 2010) Donated by Terri DuLong


Vacation Package for Four
to The Villages--
Florida's Friendliest Home Town

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Hurry! Auction ends Sat. Oct. 24th!

You've heard about The Villages Life Style for years, now experience it for yourself—find out what it's all about—in a full week of fun and relaxation!

Spend six nights in in a new, two bedroom Creekside Cabana just around the corner from the lighthouse and Lake Sumpter Landing, where there's live music and dancing in the square every night.

Enjoy a carefree good time with:
* Free dinner every night
* Two rounds of championship golf with unlimited play on executive courses
* Clay Court tennis
* 64 lanes of bowling
* Horseshoes, bocce ball, basketball, billiards and more
* Free tickets to a first run movie at one of the 16 stadium seating screens
* Live music every night at both town squares and at Katy Belle's Fine Dining and dance hall
* Your own bikes and a golf cart to scoot around town
* Trolly Rides to help you explore all there is to see and do

Go to The Villages.com and preview one of the greatest vacations you'll ever have

Retail Value $2,424.00 for up to four people with one over 55 and none under 19. Blackout dates-Jan. 15—April 15 offer good through October, 2010. Absolutely no sales pitches or meetings to attend! All your time at the Villages is your time to enjoy it.

*Please note that this item will be available for online bidding only, and will be open to the general public through eBay's non-profit online auction site, MissionFish. FWF will post a link to the online bidding site here, beginning in October.

Donated by The Villages.

Writer's Coaching
with Vicki M. Taylor


Atten-Shun!

Vicki M. Taylor has United States Marine Corps blood running through her veins and she wants to share that drive and determination with you!

Listen to Vicki as she describes her coaching style:

A Writer faces many challenges, not the least of which is the challenge of determining when and how to write. I can coach writers in order to set goals and pursue their dreams in writing. A writing coach is invaluable for a writer at any level.

If you are serious about your writing and have a current project you are working on, as your writing coach, I'll help you:

  • Identify and prioritize your creative writing goals
  • Stay focused on your objectives and projects
  • Set and reach weekly writing goals
  • Improve your writing through thoughtful and insightful critiques

Through my writing coach program, you’ll receive one-on-one support and guidance that will help you reach your goals and become a better writer. You’ll also receive recommendations for books, magazines, websites, and other writing resources that are chosen especially for you to suit your style and your goals.

3 Hours maximum. Donated by Vicki M. Taylor
Grand Bahama Cruise for Two

Feeling like getting away from it all? Then grab a friend and some suntan lotion, because if you win this item, the two of you will be enjoying a day cruise from Ft. Lauderdale to Grand Bahama Island! Cruise includes three scrumptious buffet meals, with a pool, entertainment, shows, games, and a Casino to keep you busy. (Each person will need to provide a valid passport and will be responsible for ~$49 in surcharges and fees).

Donated by Discovery Cruise Line.

Ancient City FWA Writers Group's
Ghostly Goods Basket

'Tis rumored that ghosts inhabit the centuries old city of St. Augustine . . . some of them could even have been writers!

FWA's Ancient City Writers "Ghostly Goods" Basket has a variety of great books:
LaVida Vampire, Last Vampire Standing by Nancy Haddock
Uncle Sam's by Jay Humpreys
St. Augustine Set by Walker Newton
Tales from the Old City and Ancient City Treasures by Randy Cribbs
Pedro Menendez; The Adelantado of Florida by Effie Mae Shearin
One Home Family Cookbook


Want more? Win the bid on this basket and you'll also get a St. Augustine Lighthouse Tumbler and hand painted bookmarks. After you read all the books, you can go pick out another with a $10 gift certificate from Buy the Book.

Are you hungry? You'll love the spices, mints, pepper sauce, and to top if off, a $20.00 gift card from Amici's Italian Restaurant.

Thanks to Jeff Swesky, Nancy Haddock, BOOKWORMS, Jay Humphreys, Amici's Italian Restaurant, Sheriff David Shoar, BUY THE BOOK, St. Augustine Book Store, N.L. Quatrano, and Linda Eadie.


VuduXL --Movies on Demand

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VUDU for Home Theaters

VUDU currently offers a wide selection of titles for instant, on-demand viewing including more than 2,000 in HD. Newly released movies from all major Hollywood studios and leading independent studios are available the same day they are out on DVD. For home theater owners, there is no better option for on-demand choice and quality than VUDU.

The VUDU XL is designed with home theaters in mind. With it you can create your own state-of-the-art digital movie library and leave DVDs behind. Imagine no DVDs to manage and no scratched or missing discs to worry about. The XL stores movies locally on an oversized hard drive. Simplify your life and enhance your entertainment experience.

Online bidding only.

Donated by Vudu, Inc.








Funds For Writers Package

Did the money catch your eye? Good--there's Hope for you yet!

C. Hope Clark's Funds for Writers website has been listed on Writers Digest's Top 101 Best Websites for Writers list for nine years. Once you subscribe to the free website, you'll realize why: the play money represents income that writers could be making--with talent, hard work, and resources.

The Funds for Writers Package has a great collection of resources to help steer writers toward futture earnings:

* The Shy Writer (signed) by C. Hope Clark
* The Complete Writer's Jourrnal
* A $50 Personal Consult with C. Hope Clark
* One-Year Subscription to TOTAL FundsforWriters
* One Copy of Every FundsforWriters.com Tweetebook
* One Copy of Every Fundsforwriters.com E-book

Be the high bidder on this package, and you'll be one step closer to earning real money!

Note: All certificates must be redeemed by December 30, 2009.
Donated by C. Hope Clark

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