Monday, March 4, 2013

Overcoming Adversity




 
Today is the launch of Overcoming Adversity, an anthology for Andrew.
It is for a great cause and was edited by Andrew's step-dad, the wonderful Nick Wilford.
 

A collection of seventy moving and uplifting original pieces - real life, flash fiction, and poetry - about battling against the odds and the ultimate triumph of the human spirit. The contributors include Amazon bestselling authors Alex J. Cavanaugh and Kyra Lennon, and the cream of upcoming talent.

The anthology is part of a fundraising effort to send the editor's stepson, Andrew McNaughton, to a specialist college in England. Andrew has cerebral palsy, and is a remarkable young man with a promising future. However, the free further education options offered in his own country of Scotland will not challenge him and allow him to progress. In order to access the education he deserves, Andrew will have to pay exorbitant fees, thus creating a situation of discrimination.

Help us get Andrew to college by buying a book that runs the full gamut of human emotions, ultimately leaving you inspired and glad to be alive. Whatever struggles you are going through, our sincere hope is that this book will help.

Editor Bio: Nick Wilford is a writer and stay-at-home dad. Once a journalist, he now makes use of those rare times when the house is quiet to explore the realms of fiction. When not writing he can usually be found spending time with his family or cleaning something. He has four short stories published in Writer’s Muse magazine. Nick is also co-running a campaign to get a dedicated specialist college built in England. You can find him on his blog here.

You can get your copy of Overcoming Adversity here on Amazon. Or here on Smashwords.

20 comments:

  1. I have my copy! Congratulations, Nick.

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  2. What a fantastic idea this was!

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  3. I'm going to get my copy later today. My best to Nick!

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  4. I'm still in awe of all the work Nick has done to put this together. So cool.

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  5. Beautiful post!
    Congrats to Nick n' Andrew~
    Nice to meet you :D

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  6. I love this idea that Nick had. I'm hoping it does really well for his son.

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  7. Congrats Nick and best of luck getting help for Andrew.

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  8. I'm going to have to by the physical version as I have a Nook. :)

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  9. Can't wait to read it. This is such an inspiring blog community idea.

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  10. Congrats to Nick! I posted my post this morning, for the ebook.

    I'm following your blog now. Nice to meet you!

    Alexandra~

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  11. I need to get my copy. I wonder if Nick will do a paperback version...I will have to ask...

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  12. WHOO-HOO!!! Yay for Nick and Andrew! This is great to see on so many blogs!

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  13. Snagged my copy this morning! :)

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  14. I have my copy! Can't wait to read it!

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  15. I really hope this does well. It sounds like such a great anthology, with an even greater cause behind it!

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  16. Such a great project! Best wishes to Nick and Andrew.

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  17. Hope Nick does well with this.

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  18. Awesome to see this everywhere!

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