| Hi, Liz. I wrote a book about creating your own funeral or memorial service which continues to sell very well. After doing so, I studied all kinds of related matters about death and dying -- including the lighter side. I created a site and I have not updated it for years (for some reason it stays online) but there are still some good links and articles there.
http://ancestrylifelegacy.weblogger.com
I was recently interviewed by a reporter about creating your own funeral and what I wanted for mine. My mother's comments included: "Stephanie, the neighbors are going to read this!"
I don't think the link to it works anymore but I could probably get it into pdf if you wanted.
On the Internet, I met a great guy who designs coffins for people -- they use them for liquor cabinets or book shelves or coffee tables until they need them for the "other use." We traded my book for his T-shirts that say "Bert and Bud's Vintage Coffins: Don't be caught dead without one" or "We put the fun back in funerals." I had already been using the fun and funerals phrase before we ran into each other as I am a humor writer and people could not quite understand the connection between my humor stuff and my funeral book. Anyway, if a person wants a very interesting day of interactions, wear a T-shirt like that. I could write a book on the reactions I have gotten.
I think their URL is www.vintagecoffins.com. If not, let me know and I will find the right one.
The boomers are rewriting the face of funerals and fun is part of what they are injecting.
Best of luck with what sounds like a great project.
Stephanie
Liz Shaw wrote:
> I am working with another coach on putting together an ebook that will be sold to raise money for charity. The ebook will be a compilation of real life funny stories about death and dying - the lighter side of death.
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>I need help in collecting the personal stories, so if you have an ezine, I would appreciate having the chance to ask your readers for submissions to the ebook.
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>I also am looking for the following professionals who would be willing to donate their time to this project:
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>* editor with experience in short humor pieces
>* illustrator, probably a cartoon-y style
>* layout artist, preferably with Acrobat 6 in addition to their page layout software
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>If you know anyone who would enjoy working on this kind of project with any of the above skills, please send them to me!
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>Most importantly, we are looking for a charity to receive all profits from this. Local organizations can join the affiliate program and thus profit from it that way. But we are looking for a great organization out there working on the world level. Suggestions?
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