Wovel
A wovel is Underland Press's term for an online interactive "web novel."[1] It is almost in the style of a Choose Your Own Adventure gamebook in which the reader chooses which way the action will continue, but it is also very different. It is written by the author as people vote which way the action will continue.[2] Because the author has no way of knowing how everyone will vote, they have to wait until voting is finished to continue writing the story. Despite its interactivity, because a Wovel is released piece-by-piece, it can be compared to a serial film, serial book series, or webserial. Also, each "episode" ends with a cliffhanger, but the choice and fate of the plot is up to the reader's vote, and not predetermined by the author. [3]
History of the wovel
The first Wovel was from Victoria Blake's Underland Press and features Bram Stoker Award winner Kealan Patrick Burke's The Living (which is still ongoing). It started June 1, 2008 and immediately had over 1,000 readers and 700 votes in its first few days of being published online. It currently releases a new section of the story every Monday, and voting on it continues through Thursday. Burke writes the new section of story, and then the new post goes up on the following Monday.[4]
List of wovels
- The Living by Kealan Patrick Burke (from Underland Press) (June, 2008 - October 2008) [5]
- FirstWorld, by Jemiah Jefferson (from Underland Press) (November 2008 - April 2009) [6]
- Exit Vector, a Wovel by Simon Drax (from Underland Press) (June 2009 - current)
- Pit of Despair by Hamish Dee (from HamishDee.com) [7]
References
- ↑ http://www.underlandpress.com/whatwovel.cfm What is a Wovel?
- ↑ Citation no longer available. Needs updating
- ↑ http://ohiowriters.net/battle-cry-wovel/
- ↑ http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS144942+11-Jun-2008+BW20080611
- ↑ [1] Kealan Patrick Burke information on Underland Press site
- ↑ Underland Press announcement for FirstWorld
- ↑ [2] Hamish Dee website
External links
- The Underland Press official site featuring the Wovel The Living
- The Living by Kealan Patrick Burke
- Kealan Patrick Burke's aricle about his Wovel
- Reuters article about Wovels
- Oregonian article about Underland Press' Wovels
- Ohio Writers article "The Battle Cry Goes Forth: Wovel Up!"
- ForeWord Magazine article about Wovels
- The Future is Bleak article about Wovels including a Podcast interview with Victoria Blake
- The Undead Rat article about Wovels by Greg Fisher
- Enter the Ocotopus article about Wovels by Matt Staggs
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