James Patterson to release "crowdwritten" novel

26 February 2009 | 10:57 - By Stefano Boscutti

Best-selling crime author James Patterson will release a new kind of novel next month - one that's been collaboratively written with the crowd.

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Called AirBorne, the upcoming novel will feature 30 chapters, each written by a different author except the first and last - those will be written by Patterson himself. With the release of this book, it appears the Web 2.0 movement of collaborative writing is about to hit the mainstream. Borders Australia and Random House held a contest to find twenty-eight writers who would be able to write the bulk of the book. Airborne will be released electronically, one chapter at a time, starting on March 20th. Later, a print edition will be published, but only as a prize of sorts for the participants in the competition.  Hmmm, page turner or screen turner.

http://www.borders.com.au/chain-thriller/home.asp

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