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Awesome is for Sharing. That is our creed.

The Internet too is mostly one giant sharing machine, which is why it is so awesome. Today's post is about a sharing website called LitPark that posts awesome bits about books, literature, and writing. The chief blogger, Susan Henderson, decided to help a fellow writer in her time of need. The result is awesome (just check the comments on this post).

Patry Davis is a novelist. She is also fighting cancer.

What if you worked for years as a waitress and then went home at the end of the day to your husband and four kids, and in those rare minutes of free time, you dared to dream that one day you might write a book? This is the story of my friend, Patry - a story that leaves out years of false starts, revisions, and rejection slips. It's a story that writers know intimately, though the details are different. Every one of us is well acquainted with the struggle of getting a story on paper, of honing it and believing in it enough to send it out, only to receive rejection, or worse, silence for our efforts.

Imagine, after many years, you beat the odds. You finish that book. You find that agent who sells your manuscript. Your dream is about to become a reality. But just as your book is due to be released, you discover you have an aggressive form of cancer.

The story goes on from there. Susan is contacted by a mutual friend and they decide to celebrate the release of Patry's book with a blog-party. Over 300 blogs linked to LitPark and Patry's book and hundreds posted comments with more links.

This is so awesome. It exemplifies what the Internet can do, what it's really for.

You can read Patry's thank you here.

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