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Permalink Reply by Skot (Lost) on December 27, 2012 at 10:10am

Here's a few Ideas I've had:

1. Book of Voicemails. So we have a ton of voicemail messages that are really interesting. They might translate well if I simply typed them out. It would certainly lend it's self to a mobile app where users could listen to voicemails.

2. Letters from Teresa. A book of letters from people living in the quarantine camp. 

3. Book of text messages. I could set up a service where users can text in their notes then I could compile them into a book. 

I've got a bunch more, but those are the ones I've been thinking most seriously about.  

Permalink Reply by Omega on December 27, 2012 at 1:26pm

I love all 3 what can I do to help? Thanks for responding to the thread Skot!

Permalink Reply by Omega on December 27, 2012 at 1:28pm

What are some other ones? What about another follow up book? Most series don't get rolling till about book 3 right?

Permalink Reply by Skot (Lost) on December 28, 2012 at 3:39pm

Another was a photo like book. Think Instragram pics from the zombie apocalypse.

Permalink Reply by michael on December 28, 2012 at 5:19pm

Im down to contribute some photos for that. Hell I think I'll get to work on some of that within the next few days.

Permalink Reply by Michelle Otis on December 27, 2012 at 10:12pm

What about journals from St. Teresa? Diaries that were found and the like.

Another idea would be something like a kiosk, where people leave notes telling of safe houses, lost loved ones, etc.

Just some thoughts.

Permalink Reply by Skot (Lost) on December 28, 2012 at 3:38pm

I love the notes, the trick is differentiating from the first book. We need to come up with a specific context that twists it. 

Permalink Reply by Michelle Otis on December 27, 2012 at 10:18pm

Oh, also, maybe taking people's various contributions and weaving them into one narrative at a time. For example, get input on a particular scenario (let's follow Johnny's story) and then the next book could be someone else's story. The stories could be told in the same style - through notes, journals, texts, etc. - they would just revolve around a certain set of characters for each book.

Permalink Reply by Skot (Lost) on December 28, 2012 at 3:37pm

Yeah, I like this. What I have found though is that the short bits of writing from loads of voice is most powerful.

Permalink Reply by Michelle Otis on December 28, 2012 at 6:16pm

I agree. If we could figure out a way to combine the two...

Permalink Reply by Jericho Syndrome on December 28, 2012 at 4:41pm

you can look in the EOD page, bound to find some stories to use for chapters and such......

Permalink Reply by Omega on January 3, 2013 at 11:58am

http://www.lostzombies.com/group/thewritersbloc

You can find plenty of stories right here in the writers bloc. I would suggest useing or at least reading thru the contest winners. and asking their permissions. -Omega

 

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