140 Characters in Search of a Story: Twitterfiction as an Emerging Narrative Form
Critical Writing
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2014
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Abstract (in English):
The article takes a look into how the app Twitter is used for writing stories, or what can be called "Twitterfiction", and looking at different examples of Twitterficition and how they are tailored to the Twitter format and the audience reading it.
Chapter can be found in Analyzing digital fiction on page 94-108
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"My analysis will focus on examples of "Twitterfiction" where an authorial figure of some kind creates stories specifically tailored to the format of his or her followers."
Contents (Critical Writing):
| Title | Author |
|---|---|
| The Democratic Genre: Fan Fiction in a Literary Context | Sheenagh Pugh |
| What Is Fanfiction and Why Are People Saying Such Nice Things about It? | Bronwen Thomas |
Contents (Creative Works):
| Work title | Author |
|---|---|
| Epic Retold | Chindu Sreedharan |
| Twisters | Arjun Basu |
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Author | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Epic Retold | Chindu Sreedharan | 2014 |
| Twisters | Arjun Basu | 2009 |
