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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Previous line by @laurencoles
 
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I need time out with the girls after the death of my husband. I didn’t have much of an appetite. “Eat Julia” they said.
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PRESENT OLIVIA 1: AREYOUGOINGTO EAT US?''. FUTURE OLIVIA 1: OH NO WE CAN'T EAT YOU WE JUST ATE YOU ARE THE CUTEST THING IN THE GALAXY
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But come to find out I was wrong what I saw that day changed our lives forever. This was something no one had seen before that cave changed everything.
Previous line by @leroymoorehead
 
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I don’t speak English, though it be my only language. I held inside my hell, closed tight and hidden just for me, then my words became a fine spirit of pain distilled. The spoken word of articulated screams. Barely heard when first we speak, words with shadows vaguely heard.
Previous line by @lukek
 
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He was currently shooting a television advert for a well known Irish alcoholic beverage; Guinness. In one hand stood a tiny "pint" of the black gold and in his other a Gold Coin.
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CarlosFischer is a lost man after what his wife did . I heard from Clementine last week his wife was at his job … you know what happened, he was’t working that week …due to a tummy issue “ Miss Stein whispered to her husband Kent Stein . my phone then rang as I was finishing
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It was Stella she had followed his because she was too scared to stay outside alone. The man quickly grabbed the flashlight from her as they continued to walk through the house hearing the ceiling creaking above their head walking to the second floor.The air became thick they saw

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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.