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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There's always that vague momentintime when you realise you have been driving for an hour with only half your mind present. This is what happened to Vanessa when she...
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Era quase meio-dia. Pedro, estudante da Unicamp, não aguentava mais esperar pelo almoço. Sua
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Carter ran up and down the grocerystoreaisles frantically. "Come on, come on, where is it?" He muttered under his breath.
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But sometimes it could be a particular sort of trouble, too. Such as now, when the guinea pig was chomping away onhisclient'swig.
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It growled at Sam, who grabbed his spear and threatened thebeast,jabbing it with the tip as a warning.
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They held their hands up to shield their eyes, as if they hadn’t seen direct sunlight in years. Their brains were swollen with knowledge but they were confused by the outside world. Then there was a shout and a crash.
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I couldn't, however, let him see that side of me. So I swallowedmysorrow like pills and let him believe that I was all right. Because I was. ..Right?
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Until one day her sister dropped a wet glass onto the kitchen floor. Just as the glass began to shatter, Kaily shrieked with shock. Then the strangest thing happened: the glass stopped, reassembleditself, and rose back up to her sister’s hand. Then Kaily sneezed.

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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.