Wednesday 28 November 2012

New ways to publish

In keeping with the twitter fiction theme and new forms of publishing stories, I have found one of the most interesting ways so far. Author Shelley Jackson has published her new book 'skin' on the epidermis of willing volunteers.
I have to say I love the idea of this, I would definitely willingly volunteer for her project. I think just knowing you are part of something world wide (and volunteers do come from all over the world) that will last forever is a very special feeling.
I also love how daring this project is, the entire story is not published anywhere and the only people who get to read the whole book are the people who volunteer to get inked.
There is something so special and deeply connecting about this project idea. These people that will never meet each other are still somehow connected by the fact that they share pieces that fit together in a big puzzle of words.
To find out more there is a link to an article and Shelley's website bellow:
http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20040606&slug=tattoobook06
http://ineradicablestain.com/stain.html

And the picture is from pintrest, which is where I first heard of this incredible idea

1 comment:

  1. What an amazing project! So inspirational! Maybe you could run with this idea for your Buried Life Project, and convince other people to tattoo your list items on their bodies!

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