Please Help Me FIGHT Cancer!

Dear Friends,

I have signed up to participate in a one-mile open water swim in the Gulf of Mexico off Clearwater Beach, Florida on May 5, 2012. The swim is to raise money to FIGHT cancer through the “Swim Across America” organization, and I need your support!

On August 8, 2011 my dear friend, Greg Gartley, lost his four-year battle with brain cancer. Greg was only 43 years old when cancer took him from us. My wife and I had been close friends with Greg for 22 years. I miss our almost daily phone conversations, annual NFL picks, and filling out the NCAA basketball bracket, This horrible disease, cancer, robbed Greg of the opportunity to marry, have children, and see his beloved nephew grow up.

In December, 2011, my wife’s mother, Selma Leach, was diagnosed with Lymphoma. The wonderful folks at Moffitt Cancer Center here in Tampa are treating her and her prognosis is good. Last week she had her third round of chemotherapy and she is fighting hard.

As you can see, cancer hit my family hard last year and I want to fight back and raise as much money as I can by swimming in the inaugural Tampa Bay Open Water Swim. Please support me by sponsoring my swim and making a gift. The money you give will go towards cancer research at Moffit Cancer Center.

Please click here to donate.

Thanks,
Dan

My Writing Crash and Reboot

I am so grateful for the opportunity to guest post on fellow published author Ciara Knight’s blog. Ciara writes Paranormal and Fantasy Fiction for Adult, Young Adult and Middle Grade.

My post is a personal account of why the work on my follow up book to The WILCO Project suddenly stopped and what I am doing to start writing again.

You can check out the guest post here:

http://www.ciaraknight.com/2011/12/05/guest-post-with-dan-springer/

Thanks again to Ciara for hosting me and helping me jump back on the writing saddle!

Dan

Thanksgiving Kindle & eBook Sale-$1.99

In honor of one of my favorite days of the year, we have decided to put the Kindle, eBook, and PDF versions of The WILCO Project on sale for a limited time for $1.99, beginning November 21, 2011.

Thanksgiving for me means food, family, and football. As a kid I remember driving to my grandparents farm in rural Ohio to spend the holiday. The men and boys spent the morning out in the woods cutting and splitting firewood for the upcoming winter. Early afternoon, we would return to the farmhouse and enjoy a traditional Thanksgiving feast with our grandparents and all my, aunts, uncles, and cousins. After the meal, we all stretched out in front of the TV to watch the afternoon football games with most everyone falling asleep! Later that evening all the leftovers would be pulled out and everyone would feast again.

Throughout this glorious day, my family constantly stressed the true meaning of the holiday–giving thanks for all the blessings bestowed on us. To this day I marvel a how fortunate I am. I have a wonderful family, a successful career, my health, and (sometimes) my sanity. For all of this, I am thankful!

Lastly, thanks to all of you out there that have read my book. There are no words to adequately express my gratitude–all I can offer is: THANK YOU!

Dan