A collaborative creative writing app where stories are built line by line.

Contribute to multiplayer stories, seeing only what the previous author wrote. Modeled on the game exquisite corpse, each creation is gloriously unique!
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He removed a thick, ashy glove to catch a falling amber between his callous fingertips. Rubbing the sooty remnants together, he brought the blackened dust to his lips: it was exactly as he had suspected. He had discerned theperpetrator; what he could not imagine was the motive.
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Detective Hopper was thanking her lucky stars for her feminine habits today of all days. That misogynisticpig wouldn’t see his destruction coming as it sauntered towards him in 6 inch heels and wet look lip gloss.
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I sighed, squinting my eyes to try and make out the face of the customer who had just entered Luna’sBookEmporium. It had been a long day, and I wasn’t in the mood for cryptic riddles. “Look, I’m about to close up. Can you
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We were friends, we stopped talking because of my worries, but I decided to talk to you again and then we became more than friends.
 
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It felt like it was just another spring day, but it was’t. It was April fools and Lily knew she and her friend, Maya, were going to makethebestprank ever. Lily could already imagine the principal screaming in horror when he finds out. A brilliant plan was forming.
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Today wasn’t just any other day. My science fair team was counting on me and I had the bakingsoda. As I ran to the corner I could clearly see the bus retracting its door.
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First I thought I was blind but noticed that my surrounding was completely black. Suddenly a door in front of me was being opened. Confused I stumbled forward into the light. I heard a crowd and a loud voice from above yelled. "Welcome all, this will be a fighttothedeath"!

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What is Byline?

A multiplayer creative writing experience where a group of authors creates a story, one line at a time.

How does it work?

Loosely based on exquisite corpse, each author writes a line having only seen the line directly before theirs. Once complete, the creator titles the story and shares it with the group.

Is this a game?

Yes! Get started by creating a story and sharing it with friends. Don't know any writers? No problem. Post your story to Byline and you'll meet some!

Who does the writing?

Public Stories

If you create a story (by clicking the new story button New Story Icon) and don’t invite other authors, then it posts publicly to Byline and can be contributed to by any author on the platform.

Private Stories

If you invite individual people (by username, email, or phone number) and make sure Plus others on Byline is deselected then your story becomes private and only those invited can contribute.

What's a breadcrumb?

Breadcrumbs give authors an opportunity to select a key word/phrase from their line that they think is important. Breadcrumbs are visible for the life a the story and can act as clues that offer additional context.

They are optional, but fun to add!

What's a sequel?

Sequels are stories spawned from the last line of other stories. To create a sequel go to the bottom of a finished story and select Write More → Create sequel based on this story.

What if I see something offensive?

If you see something that doesn't live up to our standards report it by clicking the next to any line.