Slovakia Wrote a Novel
Martinus.sk decided to invite Slovakians who love stories and books to write a common novel and to create a unique work with an unpredictable ending. We were creating a book together, with the internet as our community hub. We appointed famous Slovak author Evita Urbaníková as the editor-in-chief of the novel. She also wrote the first and last chapters and, at the same time each week, put together (using the contributions sent by participants) the next bit of the novel. The project generated a lot of interest in the media, primarily among the internet community.
At the time of release, it became the second best-selling book on the Internet. Martinus.sk offered the book ‘Slovakia Writes a Novel’ for a discounted price in presale. For the entire period more than 300 literature lovers participated in writing individual chapters, sending a total of more than 450 episodes. The website alone was visited by more than 70,000 visitors who contributed to discussions on individual chapters in more than 5,000 posted comments. All authors who sent their proposals for the continuation of the story found their names or nicknames in the book.
