Amanda Ratchford, youre organizing a unique write-in at a movie theatre this November. Can you tell us all about it?
The event, which will serve as our halfway there and then some party, is called Writers Make Magic and it will be held all day and into the night on November 18th, to coincide with the opening of the new Harry Potter movie. The event is being hosted by Regal Entertainments Parkway Plaza 12 movie theatre in Tukwila, Washington. The day of the write-in, we writers will be setting up out front of the theatre. The patrons coming to see Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, as well as other films, will have the opportunity to sponsor a writer of their choice at one penny per word written during their movie. All of the proceeds from the sponsorship will go directly to NaNoWriMos Libraries in Laos program. The theatre is also going to have games, crafts, and activities for kids and families going on all day to help attract a crowd to the event. STAR 101.5FM, a major station in the Seattle area, has partnered with the theatre and Fandango.com to give away movie tickets on the radio, with the sp