Indie Aisle is about the narrative
July 14th, 2010 | By Ovi Demetrian Jr | Posted in ProjectReading
So what will Indie Aisle be all about and what will make it unique from other online marketplaces? Well, for a start, it will only have narratives. No textbooks or guides or anything not based on a sequence of events. Non fiction is fine, but should be in the form of a story.
The main reason for this is because one of the goals of Indie Aisle is to show the power of storytelling and how important it is to each of us. How personal a story can be, or how interactive and social. How a story impacts the way we see ourselves and the world.
And with the focus on the story itself, I hope to allow for exploring stories across all formats, from the written word, to illustration-based, to comics and beyond. Each format is its own artform, creating a different kind of experience for its audience.
This also allows for organizing stories in new ways based on specific interests and tastes, making it easier to find the kind of story you’re looking for, or to provide the right context for others to find your own story.
And that’s just the beginning. The core design for Indie Aisle is complete and as the under-the-hood development work takes place, I will go over other aspects of what Indie Aisle has to offer. Stay tuned!
Ovi Demetrian Jr is the founder and interface designer for Indie Aisle. He loves books of fiction along with comics and has delusions of writing his own stories someday.
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Hi Ovi,
I’m very interested to see where the “narrative” takes us. I am wondering about your source for content. Is serializing a novel something you would consider?
Looking forward to the beta. Best of luck.
David J. Heslop
Hi David,
I’ve actually been thinking about serialized writing lately as I’ve been trying to implement the capability into the tool.
There’s always been writing done in a series. Although now most serialized stories are known to take the form of TV shows, before television, there have been many serialized books throughout history (the infamous Sherlock Holmes series comes to mind).
I think if done creatively where it makes sense for the story and you have an audience that’s interested in coming back to a familiar world the story creates, it can be done. Comic books are great examples of this.