Monkey68
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7/30/2009 12:18:09 PM
We Are Story
Hi all - long time, no post but those of you who know me well know what I've been up to.
I'm pleased to now introduce my latest offering to the world of writing, art and community: We Are Story.
This was an idea that came to me as I read Seth Godin's 'Tribes' at Providence Airport earlier this year. The idea came fully formed, specced and detailed, yet I put it on the 'shelf' until just recently, when a visit to Vancouver kicked me up the rear-end and got me back to the idea.
It's simple, I think - and takes more to explain than it does to actually join and participate. We Are Story is a community dedicated to telling a story. The story can be written by anyone, and is told in max. 5,000 character pods (that's about 500 words). Only 5 pods can be in draft at once and any one writer can only have 3 reserved at once - each pod lasts for 5 days before its publish deadline runs out. All of the above is to keep the thing moving, and ensure that no one voice dominates the story.
Every pod can be commented upon and rated - that way, over time, writers will build up a reputation index and the site will list a top 10. There is something in the spirit of We Are Story that's strongly informed by the indie music movement (surprise, surprise!)
The story is still young, a few hooks already in place, and I'm fascinated to see what other writers will bring to the narrative.
In my longer term view, I wonder about multiple themes/genres/narrative threads - but for now, the grand experiment is underway. Please, if you're even half interested in writing, please join me at We Are Story and contribute your imagination, words and energy - help others do great work and writing of which they're proud.
Vince
ps: Later this year, I plan to publish my latest novel chapter by chapter online - I hope you'll join me for that journey too?
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