Collaborative Fiction

From Virtualsoil

Examples

• Collaze introduces a new model for collaborative fiction writing. Most of the group writing projects use commonly available forum software to accept small chunks of submission from various users. So far this type of writing has been fun but has not generated any publication quality work. Collaze works differently. It breaks a story project into synopsis, chapters, characters, and plot ideas. Any user can start a project by providing a title and synopsis. Once published, a project is open for contributions, allowing users having different levels of writing competency to contribute. Users not keen in writing a full chapter have the option to add plot ideas and character sketches, which don't have very strict word requirements. They can also submit alternate titles for the story. A chapter however, has a minimum requirement of 1000 words, and is targeted towards more serious writers. Writers are free to use the plot ideas and characters submitted by other readers or writers. The same chapter can have contributions from multiple writers. There is a 30 day period for each writer to better his/her work based on the reviews from readers. Once the 30 days are over, the contribution that is rated best is selected as the chapter and the next chapter is opened for contribution. Readers and writers always have access to a inbuilt dictionary and spell-checker.