Turn-based writing with strangers experiment

Hey r/writing.

When I was a kid my friends and I would pass around a notebook and each add a few paragraphs to an ongoing story. It was always a blast to get the notebook back and see how the story had progressed since you last left it. There was just something about seeing multiple minds give birth to one story.

Around six months ago I started using Google Drive to write turn-based stories with some friends. It was certainly fun and enjoyable, but we were a bit burdened by the Google Drive writing experience. It just didn’t seem to compliment what we were doing.

After a few weeks of this my buddy and I decided to build a simple iPhone app to better cater to turn-based writing. It took us a few months (we’re first timers), but we ended up with something that worked for us.

We’ve been having a grand time, but now we’re curious as to whether or not we could get the same amount of enjoyment out of writing with strangers. We’re not sure if it can work, but we do think that it is worth trying out.

Can taking turns writing with strangers pan out? I’m not sure, but it’s worth a try.

If you’re at all interested in trying this out, download the [Storytales app for iOS](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/storytales/id824210234?ls=1&mt=8) and we’ll start a couple of stories together. My username is ‘frankie’.

Let’s see what we can produce!