A signed copy of my novel made $200 (£100) at auction!
By MichaelJay
@MichaelJay (1100)
May 19, 2008 6:04am CST
I'm so pleased and proud of this.
I spent most of last week in the Devonshire seaside town of Torquay attending an annual conference which my company supports.
There is always a gala dinner on the last night and they hold a charity auction. This year it was in aid of a local charity foundation for young adults with learning difficulties.
My company had donated a framed print to the auction but I wanted to add a personal item so I put in a copy of my novel Letter from Poitou.
http://www.letterfrompoitou.co.uk
Both items, company and personal, raised £100 each after some fierce bidding. I was able to autograph the novel for the winning bidder and I guess that was my Andy Warhol moment (everybody WILL be famous for fifteen minutes!)
The total raised at the auction and raffl was over £3000, great for such a good cause.
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9 responses
@gemini_rose (16264)
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19 May 08
That is a really good achievement, you should be really proud of yourself!! Sounds like a good night all round though and some good money raised for charity. You got to sign your book too, who knows that autograph could be worth a fortune some day.
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@recycledgoth (9894)
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19 May 08
That is excellent news hun, what an achievement. It's great to see some good news here too, and I am glad to see that you helped raise so much for a good cause.
@ayumitakashi (4462)
• United States
19 May 08
Wow that is just awesome. As a fellow writer I have to say that I am really proud of you. I don't even know where to get started but I keep writing hoping to get a novel published one of these days. So now you are famous that is so cool. Good job and I hope that you get to do more stuff like this.
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@walnutbrownie (745)
• India
20 May 08
WOW that calls for a celebration.Im sure it was a moment to remember esp autographing ur own book.CHEERS...and i wish u more success
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@kemmerlin6 (107)
• United States
19 May 08
Congrats!!
That's so exciting! I can't imagine how good that must have felt. It adds some icing on the cake to know it was for a good cause as well.
Well done :)
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@newzealtralian (3930)
• Australia
15 Jun 08
That is great! Wow! A great effort by all, and some lucky duck got the ultimate in signed books.
Let's hope that future events are as successful.
@paid2write (5201)
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19 May 08
How wonderful. It looks like a very worthy cause and your contribution helped to raise a good amount of money. I'm sure the person who bid for and won your book will treasure it, especially as it is a signed copy. You should feel pleased and proud. It must have been a great moment when you were asked for your autograph!
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