I just read this article by Cory Doctorow about this experiment he's running; comparing the proceeds from a story collection published traditionally and one he's publishing in all sorts of zany, DIY ways. It seems like a cool way to explore the competing trends in publishing, and much better than the speculative, "yeah, but, it seems like this to me" arguments.

But I'm a little bothered by one thing--it seems like he's ruined his experiment by posting about it ahead of time. Sure, to represent DIY publishing fairly, he needs to create as much buzz about the book as he can. But creating the buzz around the idea of the book as an experiment, rather than around something that could be applied to any self-published book, seems like cheating to me.

Which makes me question his sincerity about the experiment. I mean, he's obviously thoughtful enough to have considered this angle. So why did he publish the article? If anyone's got info that could clarify this, I'd love to hear it!

See me in my cute "Camp Nanowrimo" shirt? I'm getting all geared up for it again this year. I decided to do 50,000 words of challenging exercises this year, rather than just randomly scrabbling down words or loftily trying to stick to an outline. At a friend's recommendation, I ordered _3 A.M. Epiphany_ so that I'll always have an exercise at hand.

But I'm still looking for others. If you've got an awesome writing exercise, please share!