Putting a modern-day twist on the old-time daily radio drama, NewFiction.com offers original works of fiction delivered with dramatic style. With stories described as “iSoaps”, NewFiction defines their service as “an audio drama typically performed as a serial on the Internet, a cell phone, or MP3 player (IPod).”
Readers can subscribe to daily installments of a number of audio books for free, to be heard by web browser, podcast, or email at the rate of their choice. Subscribers can also choose to receive a text version in the equally classic serialized novel version. The extreme flexibility of media type and platform makes them accessible virtually anywhere, anytime. A few moments of free time waiting for a movie or a date becomes a quick update on the latest plot twist.
Members and fans are also encouraged to create animated or video renditions of their favorite episodes of iSoaps. Video submissions are automatically entered in NewFiction’s “iSoap iDol” contest, which promises fabulous prizes for each story’s winner – an honor determined by popular vote.
With such high daily demand for new stories, NewFiction is always on the lookout for new talent to showcase. The service offers exposure for promising novelists as well as revenue-sharing. And, perhaps best of all, NewFiction keeps the writer inside the loop throughout the production process of the audio books, which helps ensure that the listener is getting the writer’s true vision. They are seeking not only writers of new and interesting fiction, but graphic artists for web illustrations, and musicians and voice actors to bring the stories to life.
Current stories include titles such as Word Lotto, Jake & the Jamokies, The Venus de Milo Murders, Fat Cowboy, I Betcha and Senate Parking, with more titles on the near horizon.
