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Got writing to share with your friends? Text it to textnovel! Want it noticed by lots of people? Try textnovel! What about getting noticed by agents or publishers? They'll be keeping tabs. Trust us.
Textnovel is the new wave of fiction. Textnovel is a new way to create and share your writing with your computer or cellphone.
Publication and other opportunities will inevitably follow for those with the talent and perseverance to create the next wave of fiction.
Letter from the Founder
I started Textnovel™ after I stumbled across an article in the New York Times on Japanese teenagers who were writing and reading fiction on their cellphones and publishing them on websites.
The article reported an amazing fact: 5 of the top 10 best sellers in Japan had been created on cellphones! Since I love fiction and technology, I got excited about this new concept.
When I couldn't find an English website that allowed writers to text in their stories, or receive story updates by text, I decided to design the website myself. I found some great software developers out of Los Angeles who got excited about the project and here it is – at least here is the first version. I hope you like it.
Please be patient while we work out the bugs. This website is all about you getting your writing "out there" and having fun. So please help us know what you'd like or what we can do better on our blog at www.textnovelblog.com. We're working on Phase 2 right now so keep checking back for more exciting developments.
Enjoy!
Stan Soper, Founder
Editorial Advisory Board
Our editorial advisory board currently consists of the following people:
Stan Soper, Founder. Stan developed a still unfulfilled desire to become a novelist while he was an English major back in the late 80’s, where he won a number of prizes and scholarships for essays and other writing. He has started (and still needs to finish) several novels and screenplays. Somehow life got in the way. He holds a law degree from Yale University and is the Vice President of Legal Affairs for a publicly traded nutritional supplement company. Stan has been a co-founder of other Internet startups in the past.
Karey Shane. Karey graduated from the University of Utah with a BA in English, with an emphasis in Creative Writing. While there, Karey was taught by Mark Strand, former Poet Laureate of the United States. To flesh out her studies, Karey studied English Literature at Cambridge University, in England. Karey is a regular contributor to a number of fiction-oriented websites. She is the author of the novel Secret Speakers which comes out in the near future, and writes under the pen name of K.S.R. Kingworth.
Michele Billeter. Michele Billeter holds a B.A. in English from BYU. She is currently editor in chief of Woodland Publishing. She previously worked in publishing and editing in New York City for a variety of publications, including various national magazines.
Kerry Soper. Kerry is a Professor of American Studies and popular culture at Brigham Young University where he is currently Chair of the American Studies Program. He has published a wide variety of articles and books on a variety of subjects, particularly on his favorite topic which is humor. He is also a popular cartoonist and artist, having been selected as the Charles M. Schulz College Cartoonist of the Year while an undergraduate at Utah State University. He holds a Ph.d. in American Studies from Emory University.
Shannon Reinbold-Gee. Shannon won her first writing competition and was published while still in middle school. Her love of culture, history and languages caused her to pursue a BSED in Social Studies with an emphasis in Eastern European Studies. She has taught every grade level and subject area, been the Educational Director for a privately owned zoo, and now occupies herself on a homestead where she raises highland cattle, Jacob sheep and Muscovy ducks when not chasing her child, writing for children's magazines, blogs or writing and editing through Elance. In her spare time she creates papercut illustrations with an X-acto blade and dreams of completing one of her many started novels.
We reserve the right to add or change the members of our editorial advisory board.
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