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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Then I learned about the powerful combination of two simple words. Typing “theend” will finish any story at any point. Simple, brilliant, clear, concise: all the things an ending should be. With this discovery, I finished entire my backlog of stories in one day!
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He ran across the grass like it was covered in lava.
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The secret was getting enough helium in your diet, making you lighterthanair. Then the were also the matters of ballast and propulsion.
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"ooh my baby" she said with tears developing in her eyes "do you not like it?" Kevin asked in a worried tone "Noo i love it, its beautiful I love it" cause what he drew was an oldpictureofSarah when she was little.
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She didn't know what will come and happen, however it wasn't anything dangerous. It was just her drunk husband.
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A break in the song allowed me a moment to fully take in my surroundings. A mortuary, not unlike the
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She was tasked with a secret mission, which was revealed only to the people "in control". The environment was quiet, only a slight breeze of wind moving through the leafs, and as the target closed in, a building exploded in the near proximity.
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She knew that I would get drunk every night as I did till today. She was happy about that because it is her lifestyle too.

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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.