Thursday, May 26, 2005

Novel idea for fundraisers

My pal Mirtika posted an interesting link yesterday on one of the writers loops I belong to. This from eMediaWire.com:

Forget about naming a star after someone you love: Now with the help of America's bestselling inspirational novelist Karen Kingsbury anyone can have the chance to name a character in one of her books—and raise money for their favorite charity at the same time. Kingsbury, of Vancouver, Wash., created “Forever in Fiction™” for auctions across the country. Winners' names are used as characters in her latest novels. Forever in Fiction™ brings in an average of $2,500 per auction. Kingsbury, who has been doing this for two years, estimates that her auction items have earned $100,000 for various non-profits around the country.

“This is a win-win situation for everyone,” Kingsbury said. “I need to name my characters anyway. This gives auction attendees a 'novel' way to immortalize someone they love. It's one of the most unique auction items sold out there right now.”

What a cool idea. Click over and read the rest of the press release for details or visit Karen Kingsbury's website.

1 comment:

Brenda Coulter said...

Good question. It has happened to me, as you know. But I'm not Karen Kingsbury. Maybe that's the difference.

;-)