> Prohibited uses:

> No charity or cause funding. [0]

Indiegogo would probably allow it though. See for example [1]

[0] http://www.kickstarter.com/help/guidelines

[1] http://www.indiegogo.com/bearlovegood

Rather than approaching it as a cause, could it be understood as gaining IP clearance and the the last step in the production of the novel; I mean, legitimately one of the last steps in making the specific novel a reality, not just a general cause.