Not long ago, I wrote about Smith magazine’s collection of 6-word stories.
I thought the Facebook application Just Three Words had halved the Smith story length but realized that stories in this game simply start out as three words, but then friends add to the story in three-word increments (I think). More than 2,300 folks were participating in this collaborative story-writing exercise at this writing.
Here’s what the developers say about the application:
Just Three Words is a truly entertaining game – create stories with your friends and with anyone from across the world on Facebook. Three words at a time! Having created a new story, the basic concept of the game is to build the story as a group. The only twist is that each of you can only add three words at a time. With a little wit and some creative thinking, you can generate some amazing and hilarious stories… To get started, install the “Just Three Words” application and either add words to one of your friends stories or to one of the many public (and worldwide!) stories, or create your own story to share. Creating a story takes just few seconds, requiring you to provide nothing more than a Title and the first three words to get the ball rolling. Invite some friends … and you off and running.