Becoming A Writer Seriously

The informative TechCrunch blog today identified two new internet sites that invite writers to develop their novels and short stories online, where other writers can join into the process. Eventually one can end up with an eBook ready for distribution.

Protrayl offers an enticing description of itself:

• Literature in Motion

Portrayl is the new home for lovers of literature. It’s a place where writers showcase their work. You can start a story and add a chapter at a time. When you decide you’re finished, you can create a pdf ebook and also rss feeds of your story.

Here’s the cool part - other people can add chapters to your story - but your chapters stay intact. When someone adds to your story it branches off into a new direction. So a story becomes a kind of tree.

Writers can jump right in with their own first chapter and build out a full novel as the chapters are completed. OR one can take off from someone else’s work, as a writing exercise. Think of Portrayl as a gymnasium for writers, an inviting place to exercise your writing muscles.

Ficlets is another playroom for writers, this fime with a focus on short stories. Here’s what it says about itself:

“Ficlets” you ask?

A ficlet is a short story that enables you to collaborate with the world.

Once you’ve written and shared your ficlet, any other user can pick up the narrative thread by adding a prequel or sequel. In this manner, you may know where the story begins, but you’ll never guess where (or even if!) it ends.

Both sites require membership, which is free. Once aboard, you can easily follow development of individual stories via an RSS alert in your inbox.

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