a Novel Twist?

I am currently trying to turn umpteen pages of 'ideas' into several
short stories. With that in mind, I looked for information on the
winner of the recent National Short Story competition, James Lasdun.
His short 'An Anxious Man' secured the £15000 first prize last week.
You can read about the competition and James on the Guardian website.

This got me browsing the literature and book section of their website
and checking my RSS folder too for anything on short stories.
Competitions, references to, hints & tips etc etc. I then stumbled
across a story about a chap who is trying to publish a book via eBay.
Curious thought huh. He is looking for collaborators via eBay who pay
to write the next page. The money, before you scream, is going to a
cancer charity I believe. click here for the Guardian article, or, swing over to his own web site for the horses
mouth.