Thursday, January 25, 2007
DARRYL REVIEWS DARRYL
Someone named Stan Lorne promotes a fine new book in comments at the SMH:
There’s a couple that have been discussed on MySpace that have caught my attention.
One novel is called ‘Dead Sydney’ by DP Mason and is about a bird flu pandemic hitting Sydney and killing all but a few hundred people.
I read the first three chapters last week, now I can’t wait for the rest. It reminds me a little of Stephen King’s ‘The Stand’ ...
It’s an interesting idea that DP Mason has to publish a book online in instalments.
It’s even more interesting that “Stan Lorne” is actually lefty blogger Darryl P. Mason, author of the work in question. Here’s Darryl at his own site:
I’ve just started writing a novel about a bird flu pandemic breaking out in Sydney. The virus kills all but a few hundred people, who choose to stay in and around Sydney’s central business district.
That post features two comments praising Darryl’s online publishing idea. They’re also written by Darryl. For more Darryl, visit Road to Surfdom or any other of the eight cross-promotional sites Darryl currently maintains.
UPDATE. Other Darryl aliases – assuming Darryl itself isn’t an alias – include Max Dreswell, Sam Lowry, Ferris Fremont, and PitchMaster:
I heard Universal laywers are very unhappy at this Mason guy who posted his take on Scanner Darkly for free at a fan site … Darryl Mason has also written a very detailed outline for a Philip K Dick bio-pic, also available to read free at philipkdick.com. There was a rumour kicking about the message board there that this young Australian writer has had a number of offers and is working on a full screenplay …
Darryl’s a big fan of Darryl. Of course, around here we know him best as Leftie Latte Lover, the Loser who Lied.