Buy your name into a Hack book
Posted: 23 Nov 2010 15:24
I shit you not! Bring out those wallets and lets highhack this book!
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For those not wanting to besmirch themselves by clicking a KJA link:
Prominent Authors, Television Writers Offer Character Names, Book Group Packages To Raise Money For First Amendment Project in eBay Charity Auction
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Auction Starts November 26
Rebecca and I are offering to name a character in our third “Star Challengers” novel, Asteroid Crisis, to the highest bidder in the auction for the First Amendment Project, described below. The winner will have their name (or some agreed-upon variation thereof) included at least once in the novel, will receive an autographed copy of the manuscript, and an autographed copy of the published novel (release date late spring 2011). To find out more about the Star Challengers series, see http://www.starchallengers.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;. The auction for our character name runs from November 26–December 6.
PRESS RELEASE
Thirty prominent authors, representing a variety of literary genres, are offering the winning bidders the chance to have their names included in works of fiction in a charity auction launching on eBay on November 26, 2010. Participating authors include Jenji Kohan, the creator of the Showtime series “Weeds,”Andrew Sean Greer, Ayelet Waldman, Ben Katchor, Chris Ware, Dan Chaon, Dan Gutman, Dave Eggers, Derek Haas, Elinor Lipman, Francine Prose, Jane Smiley, Janet Burroway, Joshua Ferris, Kevin J. Anderson & Rebecca Moesta, Lorrie Moore, Margot Livesey, Mona Simpson, Nami Mun, Patrick DeWitt, Phillip Margolin, Rick Moody, Robert Mailer Anderson, Sarah Shun-Lien Bynum, Stacey D‚Erasmo, Stuart Woods, Suzanne Brockmann, T Campbell, Thomas Perry, Vendela Vida and Walter Kirn. In addition, authors Laura Benedict and Lisa See are offering “book club packages,” in which they supply multiple copies of one of their books and make a telephone call to the group.
The auction is a benefit for First Amendment Project, the Oakland, CA-based nonprofit organization that provides free legal services on public interest free speech and free press issues.
In addition to the character name, the winning bidder in the “Weeds” auction will receive a signed copy of the pilot script, the box set of DVDs of the first five seasons of the series and a “Weeds” baseball cap.
Among the other opportunities available at the auction, which can be found at http://3.ly/fapauction" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; include the chance to be an FBI agent or a stripper with a heart of gold in the next entry in Suzanne Brockmann’s Troubleshooters series; a villain or a victim in Thomas Perry’s next entry in the Jane Whitefield series, a wounded World War I soldier or drunken Bohemian in Andrew Sean Greer’s next novel, as a character in a new musical by Janet Burroway, or a character in a cartoon series by Ben Katchor, Chris Ware or T Campbell. Young adult authors Dan Gutman and Kevin J. Anderson & Rebecca Moesta are offering character names in the next entries in their Baseball Card Adventures and Star Challengers series, respectively.
This is the third character name auction for First Amendment Project. The first two auctions, held in 2005 and 2006, earned over $170,000 for the organization.
http://kjablog.com/?p=1252
For those not wanting to besmirch themselves by clicking a KJA link:
Prominent Authors, Television Writers Offer Character Names, Book Group Packages To Raise Money For First Amendment Project in eBay Charity Auction
http://3.ly/fapauction" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Auction Starts November 26
Rebecca and I are offering to name a character in our third “Star Challengers” novel, Asteroid Crisis, to the highest bidder in the auction for the First Amendment Project, described below. The winner will have their name (or some agreed-upon variation thereof) included at least once in the novel, will receive an autographed copy of the manuscript, and an autographed copy of the published novel (release date late spring 2011). To find out more about the Star Challengers series, see http://www.starchallengers.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;. The auction for our character name runs from November 26–December 6.
PRESS RELEASE
Thirty prominent authors, representing a variety of literary genres, are offering the winning bidders the chance to have their names included in works of fiction in a charity auction launching on eBay on November 26, 2010. Participating authors include Jenji Kohan, the creator of the Showtime series “Weeds,”Andrew Sean Greer, Ayelet Waldman, Ben Katchor, Chris Ware, Dan Chaon, Dan Gutman, Dave Eggers, Derek Haas, Elinor Lipman, Francine Prose, Jane Smiley, Janet Burroway, Joshua Ferris, Kevin J. Anderson & Rebecca Moesta, Lorrie Moore, Margot Livesey, Mona Simpson, Nami Mun, Patrick DeWitt, Phillip Margolin, Rick Moody, Robert Mailer Anderson, Sarah Shun-Lien Bynum, Stacey D‚Erasmo, Stuart Woods, Suzanne Brockmann, T Campbell, Thomas Perry, Vendela Vida and Walter Kirn. In addition, authors Laura Benedict and Lisa See are offering “book club packages,” in which they supply multiple copies of one of their books and make a telephone call to the group.
The auction is a benefit for First Amendment Project, the Oakland, CA-based nonprofit organization that provides free legal services on public interest free speech and free press issues.
In addition to the character name, the winning bidder in the “Weeds” auction will receive a signed copy of the pilot script, the box set of DVDs of the first five seasons of the series and a “Weeds” baseball cap.
Among the other opportunities available at the auction, which can be found at http://3.ly/fapauction" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; include the chance to be an FBI agent or a stripper with a heart of gold in the next entry in Suzanne Brockmann’s Troubleshooters series; a villain or a victim in Thomas Perry’s next entry in the Jane Whitefield series, a wounded World War I soldier or drunken Bohemian in Andrew Sean Greer’s next novel, as a character in a new musical by Janet Burroway, or a character in a cartoon series by Ben Katchor, Chris Ware or T Campbell. Young adult authors Dan Gutman and Kevin J. Anderson & Rebecca Moesta are offering character names in the next entries in their Baseball Card Adventures and Star Challengers series, respectively.
This is the third character name auction for First Amendment Project. The first two auctions, held in 2005 and 2006, earned over $170,000 for the organization.
I'll bet that he would want your character to be something like "Dick Craig" or something like that. 
