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Somehow I get the feeling he didn't write that blurb himself. Which makes me wonder just how involved he actually is. Although I guess I shouldn't complain that
by krig 16y ago
Somehow I get the feeling he didn't write that blurb himself. Which makes me wonder just how involved he actually is. Although I guess I shouldn't complain that he is spending all his energy on the actual story and not on the web-stuff.
- j-g-faustus 16y agoFrom their FAQ: We are a bunch of friends... some of us are writers, programmers, artists, .... Among our writers are two guys whom you may have heard of: Neal Stephenson and Greg Bear. http://www.mongoliad.com/faq http://www.mongoliad.com/faq So it sounds like they are a whole bunch of people and Neil Stephenson is just one of many contributors. Not sure whether there is a market for "buy one chapter per week for a year" books - Stephen King tried that a few years back, but gave it up due to lack of interest. Still, it's an interesting (and natural) experiment. I don't think this particular implementation has much chance for success, but if they keep it up they may find some variation that does.
- Symmetry 16y agoIt might work better than King's experiment, I would guess that Stephenson's natural audience is more willing to read things online.