Tobias Buckell is experimenting with a new concept to keep himself on pace as he writes his next novel. He's publicly stated a goal of 6,000 words per week, and pledges to donate a nickel for every word he's short of that, to a charity chosen by his readers (a different one each week).
How's he doing so far? He's out almost $200 in the first two weeks. But it's early yet...
If you're so inclined, head on over there and vote for who should get the money. You might also consider buying a copy or two of Crystal Rain, which really is excellent. And it looks like he might need the money...
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Just curious, are his novels all as monotonously eco-preachy as the three short stories of his that I've read? He seems to have a one track mind on the environmentalist issues in much the same way that Corey Doctorow does on copyright issues. Not (in either case) that the stories are all bad, just that it gets a bit repetitive.
--sdc
Other readers can tell you better, but those were the stories that the editor of Escape Pod chose out all of mine to have read, and all 3 had that same theme, though I'm not green-oriented in the slightest the idea of manifesting metaphors for a story amused me.
You can read my full range by checking out www.tobiasbuckell.com/shop where you can buy fiction to read or read the first 1/3 of my first novel at www.crystal-rain.com :-)