I’m always excited to see what Cory Doctorow is up to. Admittedly, he’s a bit of a hero of mine, as far as writing, publishing, and general Internet cool is concerned. You’ve probably seen the gazillion times I’ve mentioned BoingBoing in these here parts, so you have a pretty good idea of my level of appreciation.

If you look over —> there you’ll see that I’ve got a Creative Commons thingie going, too. That’s because I’m happy to share my work. That’s courtesy of Cory’s suggestion, too.

Now, today Cory posted about Dandelions. It’s from a feature he wrote for Locus magazine, and it’s good advice. I think I’m going to revisit my approach slightly, as a non-published author with an almost finished novel. I have been working hard to drum up interest via the Web, lots of seeds, as it were.

How is it different? Well, I’m thinking of changing my approach and offer some finished works in my “work” page and wait until I’m through the edit. I’m going to keep podcasting, but I think these podcasts will be a little more broad, and not just “me reading my book.” I’d like to develop a steampunk podcast that talks about fun weekly podcasting things in the steampunk world, but also the freedom to talk about fantasy and sci-fi, and all that good stuff.

At any rate, I recommend reading Cory’s feature, as well as his others. It’s exciting being involved in a new era of writing, where publishers and paper media aren’t the deciding factor when it comes to success.

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