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This document examines the characteristics and popularity of text-talk novels, a new genre of literature told entirely through dialogue simulating social networking. Initially popular in Japan, the format spread to other countries, particularly China, the US, Germany, and South Africa.

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TEXT TALK NOVELS Stories are told almost completely in dialogue, simulating social network exchange. A story written using a messaging app in short text messages. This is a new way of writing that is part of This type of literature originated in Japan, where it has...

TEXT TALK NOVELS Stories are told almost completely in dialogue, simulating social network exchange. A story written using a messaging app in short text messages. This is a new way of writing that is part of This type of literature originated in Japan, where it has SAMPLE FOOTER TEXT become a popular literary genre. However, its popularity has also spread to other countries internationally, especially China, the United States, Germany, and South Africa. A cell phone novel or mobile phone novel is a literary work originally written on a cellular phone via text messaging.The first cell phone novel was “published” in Japan in 2003 by a Tokyo man in his mid- thirties who calls himself Yoshi. His first cell phone novel was called Deep Love, the story of a teenager engaged in "subsidized dating" in Tokyo. 2 CHARACTERISTICS SOMETIMES, YOU NEED TO PAY FOR THE NEXT EPISODE.NOVELS ARE NOT WRITTEN IN SMS SLANG. PER CHAPTER, THERE ARE ONLY 70-100 WORDS. THE SENTENCES ARE SHORT AND SIMPLE.PLOTS ARE USUALLY ABOUT LOVE AND PASSION.CAN BE IN THE FORM OF TEXT MESSAGING, E-MAILS, LETTERS, INSTANT MESSAGES, OR BLOGS.CLIFFHANGERS ARE COMMON CELL PHONE NOVEL OR MOBILE PHONE NOVEL (JAPANESE: 携帯小説 ,HEPBURN: KEITAISHŌSETSU ,CHINESE: 手機小 說 ;PINYIN: SHǑUJĪ XIǍOSHUŌ ), WERE LITERARY WORKS ORIGINALLY WRITTEN ON A CELLULAR PHONE VIATEXT MESSAGING. THIS TYPE OF LITERATURE ORIGINATED IN JAPAN, WHERE IT BECAME A POPULAR LITERARY GENRE. HOWEVER, ITS POPULARITY ALSO SPREAD TO OTHER COUNTRIES INTERNATIONALLY, ESPECIALLY TO CHINA, UNITED STATES, GERMANY,ITALY AND SOUTH AFRICA. CHAPTERS USUALLY CONSIST OF ABOUT 70–100 WORDS EACH DUE TO CHARACTER LIMITATIONS ON CELL PHONES. Phone novels started out primarily read and authored by young women on the subject of romantic fiction such as relationships, lovers, rape, love triangles, and pregnancy. However, mobile phone novels gained worldwide popularity on broader subjects. Rather than appearing in printed form, theliterature was typically sent directly to the reader via email, SMS text message, or subscription through an online writing and sharing website, chapter by chapter. Japanese Internet ethos regarding mobile phone novels is dominated by pen names and forged 5 identities. Therefore, identities of the in three different formats: WMLD, JAVA and TXT. In 2007, 98 cellphone novels were published into books. Koizora was a popular phone novel with approximately 12million views on-line, written by "Mika", that was not only published but turned into a movie. SAMPLE FOOTER TEXT Five out of the ten best selling novels in Japan in 2007 were originally cell phone novels. 6 Vince and Kath is an online romantic series written by Filipino author Jenny Ruth Almocera. The story is made up of screenshots of chat and SMS conversations between the characters The story revolves around a young man named Vince who bravely sends a text message to hiscrush, Kath. Until they become text mates and become in-relationship status. As they graduate fromcollege, Vince proposes to Kath. They face different life challenges especially when Vince is stabbedby hooligans and knocks his head off from which he suffers amnesia due to a head trauma. Kathmakes difficult efforts to help Vince regain his memories. Suddenly Kath's aunt reveals that herfather is very ill. At the same time, Vince is rushed to the hospital unexpectedly after Kath finds outthat he has been unconscious in his house. She calls her friend Maxine to look after Vince in thehospital while she's away to visit her father in Dubai urgently. After a few days Vince miraculouslyrecovers from his amnesia. He prepares a surprise for Kath. When Kath arrives from Dubai, she isshocked about Vince's recovery. And Vince proposes to Kath again. He promises her that he wouldbring back what he lost and pay gratitude for her sacrifices. 7 Later Vince finds out that Jella's boyfriend Nathan was the perpetrator; Nathan stabbed Vince due to jealousy. Vince confronts Nathan and brawls at each other. The feud is stopped by Jella. Vinceinitially decided to put Nathan into jail but recanted his decision because Jella told him that she ispregnant with Nathan's child. This triggers Kath's agony on Vince but their love quarrel is short-lived. As they prepare for their wedding, Kath's former suitor and also Vince's best friend James arrives intheir lives. James still has feelings for Kath. He was supposed to help for the wedding howeverVince was upset when he found out about James' feelings for Kath so he confronted James in afistfight. Afterwards, Vince and James decide to end the conflict for the sake of their friendship, andVince disappears mysteriously. Kath tries to contact Vince and asks his friends but no one knowswhere he is. She had no choice but to go outside and find Vince. After long hours of pursuit, shefinds Vince inside a chapel. Kath hugs him tightly and they talk to each other. Vince waits for a signand makes a final decision to marry Kath. When Vince and Kath became husband and wife, theirtext message conversation ends. Telling the story of a seventeen-year-old schoolgirl who takes up prostitution to pay for an operation forher boyfriend, and dies after contracting HIV 8 THANK YOU SAMPLE FOOTER TEXT https://www.scribd.com/document/603818736/Text-Talk- Novels 9

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