Introduction

Hey, fellow authors!

Has anyone ever played the linked-story writing game?

It has a few simple rules, and very easy to do so!

All it will take is a little enthusiasm, interest and passion to write!

First, one author begins with a story, writing only ONE chapter (usually with a word limit, say 1000 words for this work) and not any more or less.

Then, ANY other author can take it up and continue the story.

All the next writer has to do is read the previous chapter, think how the story would progress from their own point of view and write a new chapter continuing it!

The next writer will do the same, reading the previous chapter and thinking of how they would like the story to progress and then write.

One must always remember the word limit, of course! (1000 words. A little more or less is fine, but not too much or too little)

And always, always write in a manner that it seems as if you are continuing from the previous chapter, not starting your own little drabbles. You may change the flow of the plot within your chapter, but make sure you do not contradict the previous authors' work!

Authors can write more than one chapter, but never consecutively (That is, not one after the other, like Chapter 2 and Chapter 3 can't be written by the same person. But Chapter 2 and Chapter 4 can)

And never write a chapter with an intention of ending the story then and there; the point of this is to continue for as long as possible and create a vivid work of art and an ever changing plot that twists and turns, spiralling it into a beautiful fiction!

Hoping people will want to participate in this; I would like to propose an idea.

Now, to make everything a smooth sailing, I will write the first chapter for this story.

Writers interested will PM me with their written work (1000 words is well within the limit of a PM) – I will not judge any of it, simply accept all that you've written and publish it word for word! (Only checking the chapter for human errors, but that is all!)

To make sure that only one person writes for a particular chapter, leave a review that you will be doing so.

So if two people wish to write Chapter 2, the one who first posts a review will be the one to write it. So, do please check the review section to make sure no one else has taken a chapter to write.

That said, if after reviewing, the author hasn't sent their work to me within TWO weeks, others are welcome to try!

For this project/experiment to work, I will need the co-operation and participation of ALL authors reading this.

THINK! You could be a part of this one huge group project, uniting various thought processes, writing styles and the genuine passion for writing to create a great story!

A story that no one knows the ending of!

Ever heard of the never ending tale? This is it!

Also, I request that no crossovers are to be written. Not all writers may be aware of the world you introduce in your chapter, hence will be unable to continue the story. Please stick to the Detective Conan and Maigic Kaito fandom - those two are interlinked anyway!

All writers are welcome – only one condition: Write in English.

English is the most commonly read language in most archives, including this one. So, all those lovely writers who prefer to write in a different language (Korean, Indonesian, French, etc.), I deeply apologise.

In the end, I have no idea how this will be received or if I will even get a response to it, but I urge you to think – what will be the cost of writing one chapter (Mere 1000 words)? Very little effort! And what will be its result? The pleasure of reading your work that many, many readers will receive!

Acknowledgments: I would like to say thanks to my school teachers who introduced this concept to me and my friends and we all had blast at it!

We'd combined Snow White, Red Riding-hood and a bunch of our original ideas to make a really thrilling and hilarious tale!

Lastly, for me to post this on FF-net, I'd like to thank the following authors for giving me inspiration and courage in the hopes that it would be well received and that my fellow authors will be willing to give it a try: Taliya, Stelra Etnae and neonquincy1217 (for Blackout – wonderful collaboration guys!)

NOTE: Rating, Genres, Characters may change as in accordance to the most current chapter.