- Click the PayPal button and enter your donation amount.
- Add a comment to the current blog post with your content request AND the amount of your donation; we will verify that the donation has been made before preceding.
- Whichever comment includes the highest donation amount in the 24-hour period following the time of the latest post will be used to shape the next chapter.
- In the event of a tie between two donation amounts, we will incorporate both suggestions.
- In the event of a tie between three or more donation amounts, we will allow additional time for bidding. If you would like to make an additional donation, show both amounts in your comment.
In shaping your comment, we'd prefer:
- That you be mindful of the story's progression thus far.
- That you consider the quality of the novel that's taking shape.
- That you be respectful of us, other readers, and previous ideas provided by other readers.
- That you do not suggest something simply because of the perceived difficulty of implementing it.
- That your suggestion does not violate the "reality" of already established stories.
Regardless, if you do make such a suggestion and your donation amount is the winner, we will still follow your suggestion. This is, after all, an experiment in semi-pure capitalism.
However, we will not make any additions based on comments that are in violation of the law or Blogger's content policy. Consequently, the following types of suggestions will not be incorporated into the novel:
- Incest
- Bestiality
- Child pornography
- Pedophilia
- Hate speech
- Crude content just to be shocking or graphic
- Incitements to violence against particular people or groups of people
- Text that may infringe on another's copyright
- Personal or confidential information of yourself or others
- Promotion of other blogs or websites
- Malware or viruses
- Intentional confusion of identities
- Any content that could potentially expose us to legal action
A word about our actual identities. We've chose to remain anonymous for the sake of this project. All of the characters that speak on this blog are fictional, and we have no intent of pretending to be someone else. None of the characters are actual people*. If you need to know more about who we are beyond the nom de plumes, let us know. We will evaluate each request on a case-by-case basis.
However, knowledge of who we are should not prevent you from enjoying the novel or participating in this phenomenon however you see fit.
PS: If you know who we are or think you know who we are: shh!
*Note: If you donate, the actual money will go to actual writers who are struggling because of the actual recession to pay for an actual mortgage.
PS: If you know who we are or think you know who we are: shh!
*Note: If you donate, the actual money will go to actual writers who are struggling because of the actual recession to pay for an actual mortgage.
