LongShorts Stories

Long fictional stories told in short tweets on Twitter

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Long fictional stories told in short tweets on Twitter

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LongShorts is like taking the cast of your favorite show and following their stories in real-time on Twitter. • Each new "chapter" (aka status) fits into a few tweets • Stories update in "real" time from the characters accounts • They're ready to escape with you whenever you have a second!

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Awesome idea! But why is it zoomed in so much (using ios11 / iphone 7) - makes it really hard to read :/

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9yr ago

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Maker

@mahnouel thanks Manuel for giving it a read!what do you mean by zoomed in? Would you prefer the text be smaller? We wanted to make it easy to read and walk at the same time, but could probably make the text adjustable or tone it down a bit :)

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9yr ago

@benwtnb The app seems to use a lower resolution than the default one (the status bar is really big). It would be awesome to disable that. In the screenshots on the Appstore it looks fine though - maybe it's a bug?

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9yr ago

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Maker

@mahnouel Thanks for letting me know, I just checked on our interns phone and for some reason it does seem to be zoomed whereas in the simulator it doesn't. Thanks for letting me know! They hadn't noticed it I guess

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9yr ago

@benwtnb You're welcome - I'm looking forward to a fixed version! :)

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9yr ago

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Maker

Do you like scary stories? 👻 I don't... because I haven't been able to find anything that tops Bram Stoker's Dracula ✟ I've been on a huge "classics" reading binge for the past few years, so when we started building LongShorts I got really excited about adapting classical literature to this new medium, including Dracula, here: https://www.readlongshorts.com/s... We're also working with some great companies and getting ready to release adaptations of other types of media, so as they say in TV Land, stay tuned! 📺

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9yr ago

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Maker

Growing up I read fictional books like the "The Power of One" that inspired me to dream big and shaped who I am today. As I grew I got busier and couldn't find the time to lose myself in the stories and worlds that inspired me when I was younger. We wanted to make LongShorts to fit fiction on Twitter, so that the stories might inspire our readers with big dreams that don't fit where they are right now or just inspire a laugh too :D Hopefully LongShorts will also inspire a question or idea from you (posted below🙏) that you can share to help our app and stories get where they're trying to go!

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9yr ago

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Maker

Working on LongShorts has been a really interesting journey of experimentation, collaboration, and creation. From video game tie-ins to brainstorming with non-profit organizations, I’ve had a great chance to take a fresh look at the craft of storytelling by working with a host of new and upcoming writers on stories in all sorts of genres. If you jump in and have a look at any stories, I’d love to get your thoughts, ideas, and first impressions. :)

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9yr ago

Doopoll

I love projects like this. It's a really interesting way of exploring story telling. Great job!

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9yr ago

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Maker

@sgoudie Thanks for the kind words Samuel! I really hope one of the stories on LongShorts makes you want to learn more about the characters. Many of these are a prequel, side story, or otherwise related to a more “traditional” work of literature or media. And every like or retweet is a vote for those characters to continue telling their tale online! 👍

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9yr ago

Tokyo Degenerates

I love this app. Keep up the good work guys!

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9yr ago

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