Pay It Forward

Alisia Leavitt in her own words “is a twenty-something aspiring fiction author.” Her blog, Alisia Leavitt, “features writing advice, guest posts, latest news, interviews with writers, and commentary on all things literary.”

Back in July Alisia wrote about a “Pay It Forward” gesture she received from Angie Michaelis (Angie’s Write). She got a special free gift and all she had to do in return was to “Pay It Forward” herself to two to three other readers. I was one of those lucky readers. I got my gift in the mail this week. I was very excited to get it. Alisia sent the gifts in a bubble mailer with colorful flowers on it. The contents were: a beautiful book mark called a “book thong”, a small spiral bound notebook with hexagons on it, a miniature, pink, gel pen, that actually has pink ink and a heartfelt, hand written note card from Alisia. All the gifts had some pink in them, which is my favorite color and all are essential tools for any writer. Thank you, Alisia, very much for these thoughtful and handy gifts.

Now, it is my turn to pay this act of kindness forward to three other readers. Here is how it works:

1. The first three readers who agree to “pay it forward” and sign up in the comments will receive a gift from me.

2. If you are one of the three selected, all I ask is that you link back to me and blog about it.

3. The gifts you pass on to other readers can be anything you like and do not have to cost much. They can be handmade and should be fun, inspiring or uplifting.

4. I will announce the three recipients of my “pay it forward” in my next post. I will need to get postal addresses sent to my email at: thewritertoday@aol.com.

I decided to join in on this because I thought it would be fun and nice to receive, as well as give, gifts to fellow writers. It is also a great way to spread encouragement and support.

Who will be the next “Pay It Forward” recipients?