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The Novel as Software

Posted by michael on from the write-once-run-anywhere dept.

LukePieStalker writes "Former English professor Eric Brown has published the first work in what he claims is a new literary category called the 'digital epistolary novel', or DEN. 'Intimacies', based on an 18th century novel, requires the DEN 1.2 software. The program's interface has windows for mock e-mail, instant messaging, Web browser and pager, through which the narrative unfolds. For those wishing to create their own works in this genre, Mr. Brown is marketing composition software called DEN WriterWare."

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  1. Great... by maan · · Score: 5, Funny

    Great: first of all there's no link in the NY times article to find where this guy's homepage is. Then I go to google, and the first link is a guy named "Eric Brown" who's an FBI top ten wanted person. But hey, this Eric Brown has published a guide to all Eric Browns on the net. Thank you!

    Maan

  2. Re:When I first read this by Dun+Malg · · Score: 5, Funny
    I imagined a choose your own adventure novel online. If you pick the machine gun turn to page 36 if you pick the rocket launcher turn to page 54.

    Heh. Choose your own FPS.

    You got the rocket launcher!
    . If you run at him and fire, go to 71
    . If you choose to bunny-hop to the side while firing, go to 13

    pg71 - ***BLAM!*** he totally rocket blasts you and GIBS fly everywhere! U sux0rz!
    . Respawn at page 1

    pg13 - ***SPLACK!*** you totally gibbed him!
    . If you pick up his ammo, go to 19
    . if you keep firing, go to 62

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