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Dear Textnovel Family: Thank you for being a part of Textnovel! Many of you have expressed affection for our community and we must say "We love you too!" Lots are in store for the future, so please hold on tight! We're always looking for help so let us know. As a community, we'd also like to ask that you pray for the victims and those affected in the devastating tsunami in Japan. Our heart goes out to Japan. - Textnovel Team		Connect! Follow us on TWITTER for your latest updates Check out our BLOG for updates and articles! We're recruiting writers! Textnovel on FACEBOOK Join our discussions and fun on the FORUM!

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Important: Updated Terms of Use & Friendly Reminders
Please read and follow our guidelines with consideration for all of our community.

New Community Page!
For easy access to our community, we have rearranged the main nav menu at the top of the site. There is now a community page with feeds! Check it out!

Mobile Site Launched!
Textnovel Mobile (beta) is officially launched! Check it out and use it as we continue to work on it. m.textnovel.com

Textnovel is Recruiting!
For more info.

Seeking Published Authors
If you are a published author, let us know! Textnovel would like to connect with you and support your work around the site. Simply reply to email us or join this thread on the forum

The Voice

Writers' Tips:
Seeds and Inspiration
by Oleander De Winter

Each day, before I get on the bus to work, I try to find a seed. I look everywhere, from the nooks and crannies of my apartment, to the parks and streets of my neighborhood. I search for something, anything, out of which I can coax some small form of life. When I find one, I take it onto my first, almost empty, morning bus, and I start to grow that seed.
Read more on Seeds

The World is my Bison
Interview with Kate Laity

K. A. is the award-winning author of Pelzmantel (Immanion Press 2010) as well as Unikirja (Aino Press 2009), a collection of short stories and a play based on the Kalevala, Kanteletar, and other Finnish myths and legend, for which she won the 2005 Eureka Short Story Fellowship as well as a 2006 Finlandia Foundation grant. Currently, she is also working on her serial novel, Airships & Alchemy on Textnovel.com. Check out the interview

News Blurb:
Time Bomb eBooks!
by AJ Best

In libraries, it is quite possible that your favourite eBooks will go poof after a period of time. Learn more about a new ridiculous rule through Harper Collins here: Read more

Life of a Writer:
The Coffee, the Moon & the Keyboard
by takatsu

All is quiet and still. Outside, the cool wintry air rattles the windows gently, stirring you from your thoughts. It's been hours since. Since the world around you went to bed. In the deep of the night, there is silence throughout your house. All doors shut, all lights turned down. Even the moon outside is muted, staring sullenly and sleepily at you. Only your face is illuminated, like the ghastly glow of an apparition in a horror movie.Read more

Read more blog posts here!

Tsunami Tribute

Pray for Japan

The tragic situation in Japan has been gripping the world for the past few weeks. We'd like to extend our prayers and our condolences to all those who suffered losses in the disaster. This is very dear to our hearts because Textnovel.com was originally inspired by Japanese culture and by the Japanese cell phone novel phenomenon.

The situation is still devastating as Japanese people and the world begin the struggle to rebuild and recover what was lost. To help relief efforts we would like to encourage our community members to donate and contribute in any way you can. And please continue to pray for all of our friends in Japan.

We also encourage and applaud efforts by any members of the Textnovel writing community to support our friends in Japan through storytelling that is sensitive to what has happened. One story recently launched is Firefly, a collaborative project. We encourage members to contribute to help Tsunami relief in any way they can.

Community Snippets

Live Chat and Forums!

You might have heard about our Live Chatroom with cam/audio/sharing capabilities. Textnovel Chat We may arrange for programs, workshops, discussions and writing sessions later on! The forum has also been cleaned up, so check it out.

TeNoWriMo
In the community there has been discussions of holding our very own Textnovel Writing Month where we all commit to writing goals (of for example 50k words and write a full novel) during the month. Please join the discussions so members can decide when to hold it! It'll be a lot of fun and a good opportunity to get to know fellow writers. TeNoWriMo Thread.

The Sharing Corner
We have a new section on the forum where members can share works they've read and enjoyed on Textnovel. A great way to support each other and create a "Reader's Choice" selection. Read and Share.