Mobile Phone Novels

This article in The Sydney Morning Herald claims that half of the top 10 selling works of fiction in Japan are composed on mobile phones.
Half of Japan’s top-10 selling works of fiction in the first six months of the year were composed the same way - on the tiny handset of a mobile phone. They [...]



Raku Raku Simple Keitai

Mitsubishi’s Raku Raku Simple Keitai‘ phone, which is aimed at the over-60s, has limited features, an extra loud earpiece, easy-to-push buttons, and a large, clear display.

The phone also has a peace-of-mind feature which automatically sends a message to the family members of the user every time his or her phone is plugged in to recharge.
There [...]






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The first and last important rule for the creative writer, then, is that though there may be rules (formulas) for ordinary, easily publishable fiction — imitation fiction — there are no rules for real fiction, any more than there are rules for serious visual art or musical composition. John Gardner

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