Anyone ever try a message board novel?

Five Star Member Number of posts : 5044 Registration date : 2009-03-28

Seriously! I've been on message boards for a long time and have seen more, and better, drama on them than anything the Lifetime channel offers. I've often thought of writing a novel based on the AOL board I posted on for so long. Except I can't decide which way to take it -in a "And Ladies of the Club" direction? -a "Joy Luck Club" direction? So I end up writing another textbook instead.

I think a message board novel would have great potential, though. Maybe even more than a Holocaust book, lol.

Subject: Re: Anyone ever try a message board novel? Sun Mar 14, 2010 5:15 pm

Yep. And even "Twitterature".

There's a really cool novel being written on FaceBook. The characters all have accounts and contribute to it.

Subject: Re: Anyone ever try a message board novel? Sun Mar 14, 2010 5:17 pm

3/15/2010

LC...

Has about " Sex -Lies & Messageboards "
That would get their attention, first start it out
with a hot steamy sex scene, it'll blow them away.

Cheers.Joe

Subject: Re: Anyone ever try a message board novel? Sun Mar 14, 2010 5:18 pm

Sounds like a job for Honey West

Five Star Member Number of posts : 5044 Registration date : 2009-03-28

I don't mean a crowdsource project that everyone contributes to, if that's what the Facebook thing is. I mean written by one person, with a message board relationships and drama being the topic. Does such a book already exist?

Subject: Re: Anyone ever try a message board novel? Sun Mar 14, 2010 5:42 pm

No, if you read it again, you'll notice it says the CHARACTERS are accounts.
All written by one person. It's not about message boards.
I think there was a novel of posts done like five years ago though.
I'm sure there are several in Japan.

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Bridget Jones's Virtual Diary?

Subject: Re: Anyone ever try a message board novel? Sun Mar 14, 2010 5:45 pm

I think Tory Lynn has an Amazon Short titled Message Board Romance. Quite a good story, too.

Love,
Betty

Five Star Member Number of posts : 5044 Registration date : 2009-03-28

"No, if you read it again, you'll notice it says the CHARACTERS are accounts."

lin wrote:: ".There's a really cool novel being written on FaceBook. The characters all have accounts and contribute to it.

I read it again. Still didn't make sense. Your correction did, though.

Subject: Re: Anyone ever try a message board novel? Sun Mar 14, 2010 5:58 pm

3/15/2010

LC...

Get with it ! A steamy , hot sex novel !
It'll blow off the charts..That's what people
want ..Do I have to start it for you, so you
get the drift ?

Cheers..Joe

Subject: Re: Anyone ever try a message board novel? Sun Mar 14, 2010 5:59 pm

Actually the fact that the characters ARE accounts is more meaningful. Characters don't really exist and therefore can't really have things.
But understanding is all relative.

Five Star Member Number of posts : 5044 Registration date : 2009-03-28

Joe -I am pitching another textbook to an editor this Tuesday. If it falls flat, maybe I'll try the novel. Or maybe I'll try the novel after this text.

Lin -I know an author who has a Facebook and other web pages for his characters. So yeah, I guess you could say those characters have things. LOL

Subject: Re: Anyone ever try a message board novel? Sun Mar 14, 2010 6:07 pm

Or, since their only existence is that account, I guess they are things to. Now you've got me all confused.

Subject: Re: Anyone ever try a message board novel? Sun Mar 14, 2010 9:16 pm

3/15/2010

Lin..

I guess you and I will have to start the
steamy, sex noverl for LC.....

Cheers..Joe

Subject: Re: Anyone ever try a message board novel? Mon Mar 15, 2010 9:34 am

Board Of the Rings?

A Funky Thing Happened To Me On The Way To The Forum?

Go Honey West, Young Man?

Deleted With The Wind?

Lady ChatterRoom's Lover?

Subject: Re: Anyone ever try a message board novel? Mon Mar 15, 2010 9:44 am

lin wrote:: Board Of the Rings?

A Funky Thing Happened To Me On The Way To The Forum?

Go Honey West, Young Man?

Deleted With The Wind?

Lady ChatterRoom's Lover?

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I actually tried to start a message board book a couple of years ago based upon replies to my posts on many different forums. It quickly became unwieldy and the topics turned out to be very current and didn't age well.

Five Star Member Number of posts : 5044 Registration date : 2009-03-28

Dt, you like to do extremely topical novels, though; Katrina, TARP, Obama. Something with a longer shelf-life might work. I just have to figure out how.

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