04 September 2007

What would you do in Manchester?

WHAT WOULD YOU DO?, the interactive fictional blog by Elizabeth Baines, commissioned by the Manchester (UK) Literature Festival, has just gone live with the first of six weekly mini episodes. Each week readers can vote on potential plot twists or venues, and the final episode will be unveiled in a reading by Elizabeth at the Manchester Blog Awards at MohoLive, 21-31 Oldham Street (Entrance on Tib Lane), 7pm Wednesday 10th October. The project is sponsored by Richard Fair.

Episode One takes place in the hallway of a large Victorian house converted into flats and introduces us to its eccentric occupants. One of the residents has been visited by a mystery caller but will they manage to collect their message? Elizabeth writes: go to What would you do? to read it and vote (and send me in a pickle!). It's not long and doesn't take much time to read.

4 Sep 2007 20:05:24 | Weblogs

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Jeff

What would I do in Manchester ..... buy tickets to see a United game, of course ..... Man-U, Man-U, Man-U, MAN-U!

Posted by: Jeff | 09 September 2007 at 23:23

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