One more bit of randomness that just popped into my head:
--What about fans paying to be included into a 'dedication' or 'sponsorship' of a new story?
Meaning, Writer A posts some sort of 'letter of intent' on the boards stating that they are going to be writing a new story to either post on the board/post into the Archive/include in an anthology (whatever the chosen method was going to be for this fundraising project). Being a huge fan of Writer A, I then send whatever the amount of money it required in to the fundraising project to be a 'sponsor/included in dedication' for this particular story. Writer A then writes whatever story they stated previously in their 'letter of intent'. Then when the story is ready to be presented to the masses (on the boards, Archive, or anthology), at the beginning of the story there is something written to include everyone who has donated to 'fund' that story--'dedicated to A, B, C, and D for their support benefitting our fandom/etc' or 'sponsored by our lovely folcs--A, B, C, and D who helped to make this story possible.'
It could be a way for the writers to have creative liberties and donate their time, and for the readers to donate their pocketbooks (and be connected forever to a story and an author they really admire
)...
Laura
