GASOLINE MYTHOLOGY: Volume ?: The Shadow Lands and so it goes

FAQs

What's all this then?

This is a collection of my writing. All public domain, use it as you like. All first draft unless otherwise noted. There's an index of the stories here to snoop around in. Have Fun.

Why are you doing this?

Because I'm a mad fool with something to say, and daft enough to think I might pull this off.

Why release the novel into the Public Domain?

Two reasons: one noble one selfish. If the books is public domain, anyone can publish it without permission, and the Guinness Book of World Records only recognizes published (not self-published) works for inclusion. Second, since the novel I will writing is an mythopoeic exercise in story and culture, I want people to be able to play with it and build on it. In the public domain, I have literally given it to everyone, and nobody (including) myself can claim the final say on how its used or what it means. I want this novel to have a rejuvenating effect on our cultural mythology, and to be a set of building blocks and a tool chest that others can use. I can't very well do that if I horde control of the work to myself.

So is this just a first draft then?

Yes, unless otherwise noted, everything here is a first draft. But since I am publishing it. Then its also a published work and a finished product. Although I don't imagine that any myth is finished and I will like Stephen King and George Lucas, be rebuilding this product for quite some time. But the cool thing is, if you like this story in any version, is that it is already in the public domain and you may keep or distribute or work on or with any part of this story for any reason. You don't even have to give me credit or let me know, although both would be awesome and appreciated.

What if it sucks?

Then I tried. I will have learned a lot, improved a lot, and will do better next time.