Participation-Based Web (Web 2.0)
It seems that everyone is talking about Web 2.0 which (as far as i can tell) is a web based on participation where people work together to produce content or people work individually to create groups of content (like Squidoo). I think this is a great idea. Now let's talk about Books 2.0.
Thanks to a comment from an old friend named Mike Losee, I've really started thinking about collaborative story or book creation. He suggested that he could create an animatic of The Agency Delta if I were to send illustrations to him from my book. Unfortunately I don't have any illustrations, but his request has had me up at night thinking about what a great idea it is.
Subsequent to his comment I have posted a couple of my short stories, Semper Nunc and Fat Kid Instincts. In my vision of Books 2.0, talented artists, illustrators, Flash developers, et cetera would develop animatics, shorts, illustrations or Flash presentations based on the stories. These would then be included with the story to enhance their entertainment. That's Books 2.0: collaborative online entertainment including writing and visuals. Sounds fun to me! Now, who out there wants to help give it a shot?
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