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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Heldren had always been the emotionless one.The one who couldn’t feel.No doctor understood it.No employer,no friend,no mentor,and certainly no one who had ever felt like family at his small orphanage.But, no one ever expected such a boy to receive a job offer from the king’s boy.
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The Them felt her pain as she searched aimlessly. She couldn’t find even a trace in the thousands of years that flew by in a flash, as if the moments were a part of a sick dream. One day though, everything slowed. Nyla felt dread. Then, she saw Thatpersondie in front of her.
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I strode up to the emperor with the confidence and courage of an army.Training had prepared me for this moment, this second, and I wouldn’t walk out now.The emperor turned and faced me.“Ah, you’re here. I was told a warrior was coming. You’re notwhatIexpected, though.”He said.
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“I don’t believe it. How do I know you aren’t lying?” I asked. The angel looked irritated as it looked at itself and back at me. “I thought you’d be smarter than this.“ the angel said. I sighed. “Ok, ok, I get it. But why now? And why don’t I have cool god powers?” I asked.
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His head turned as a confused dog’s might, and he chuckled.He ran to a wall and climbed it until he was out of sight. I stood there, shocked and in awe.When I snapped back to reality, I decided to follow him in hopes of finding some kind of weaknessorcure, whichever came first.
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The forest listened to this request. It thought until something was decided upon. The bell had just rung at Ivy’s school, and the students practically jammed the halls as they tried to leave. Ivy sighed. The roots of the trees in the forest twisted and createdlife that breathed.
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The sludge formed up into the shape of movie star Vin Diesel, but half size and very gooey. Mini-Vin flexed, smiled, and opened his gooey mouth-hole as if to speak. The sound that issued forth was
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I watched the sky as massesofcrows circled around me in the sky.As quickly as it started, it stopped. I looked around to see if anyone had seen it. The same old forest and the same old dirt path. I sighed. No one here. I continued down the path, unbeknownst to what was upon me.

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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.