Writing a Book for Charity

Have you ever thought about writing a book and donating all the proceeds to charity? In December 2022, I compiled a poetry book from poetry competition winners at The Lark Publication on Medium. Here is what happened.

Is it a good idea?

You might think it's not something you would want to do because you are more or less giving your book away. But let's think about it for a minute. How well could a book do if the proceeds of it were given away to a popular charity?

Would it sell?

Yes. It would sell and it could give you the publicity you hoped for because let's face it, all the money is going to charity. Most people like to buy something if they know their money is going to a good cause. Plus, it might further your career by selling your other books alongside that book you donated to charity. Think about it.

But what kind of book could you write for charity?

Usually, a poetry book can be a good idea or a story that includes something about the charity. You could create a special poetry book for your favorite charity ie. poetry for grief. I am a big fan of this sort of thing.

A passionate poetry book for cancer research

Recently, I created and compiled a passionate poetry book titled Butterfly Dance. It was created by The Lark Publication (my publication on Medium that publishes poetry, fiction, and serial fiction) and its writers and winners from a poetry competition that was started in the summer of this year in The Lark Publication. The Kindle book was published on 5th December 2022 and the paperback came out a few days later. I have three poems published in the book and the rest of the poetry is from the winners and the runner-up poets. The proceeds of the book will be donated to the Cancer Research charity. So far, the book has been a success and is selling fast and it's going to a good cause like Cancer Research.

The Lark Publication was created on Medium where I am the Editor and founder. I have also set up a blog for this publication here.

Cancer research page

I also contacted Cancer Research UK to ask them to put the book on their website along with the other books they advertise. I mentioned that the proceeds of the book will go to Cancer Research if it sells there. I have yet to hear from them about this but I am hoping it will be accepted. Take a look at the cancer research page below which has now been topped up with the earnings from the first two weeks of Butterfly Dance. The total amount of sales from the book has so far reached £110 for the month of December 2022. This will be sent to the cancer research page next month. So far, £50 from the proceeds of the book has been sent to cancer research which is the first two weeks of sales.

Conclusion

You may not earn money from a book you have created for charity but you will get the recognition you deserve for doing it. It may even boost the sales of other books you have written that are on sale. Make sure you advertise all of your books in Facebook groups and use Facebook advertising because it is very effective in getting sales. I used Facebook advertising and it boosted the sales of Butterfly Dance. It is the best form of book advertising that I have ever used.

You can check out my poetry and fiction publication called The Lark on Medium.

This article was also published on Medium in Writers Daily Publication.

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