Your name here!

If you're the highest bidder, this could be you!

C'mon. Admit it. You'd love to see your name pop up as a character in a Stephen King novel (unless your name's Carrie or Redrum, and in that case - well - it already has). How much is it worth to you? Sixteen authors are giving readers the opportunity to have their names appear in forthcoming books - for a price - thanks to an e-Bay auction between September 1-25 to benefit The First Amendment Project.

Each author will specify how the name will be used, so you don't have control over that. Author Peter Straub warns that potential bidders "should be advised that the fictional person who winds up bearing his or her name may be of dubious moral character." Well, I should hope so! The more morally dubious, the better, I say. Read about it here, then prepare to fork out the bucks.