It’s the final day of my ten-day experiment, the first Twittersode Series known as “Roger Cosmonkey.” If you didn’t catch it all, you can always jump onto my twitter feed and back up to read all 21 chapters. Thank you to the many people who followed along and told others about it. It was fun to see the art on various different phones & personal devices, and I must say that the iPad is the BEST way to enjoy the visuals.

I’d really like to hear what any of you thought of this whole experiment. Feel free to post comments here. I’d love to get feedback on stuff like:
1. Was this a successful new venture in storytelling, or too simplistic for you?
2. Did you enjoy the art? Could you see details on your phone?
3. Memorable moments / lines from Roger’s story. What worked?
4. Any suggestions for the next time I do this.
5. Big question: should there have been MORE episodes per day, or was two-a-day enough?

This has been fun for me, and a learning process of what works as Twitter storytelling and what doesn’t…I’ve already got a sequel in mind, which I’ll announce in about a month. Keep watching my twitter for more. You can also hop onboard Roger’s FACEBOOK page, follow Roger himself on TWITTER and read his BLOG for more of his outlook on life.

Hey folks… as I view the Roger Cosmonkey artwork on my own phone, I realize that the resolution downgrades a bit once it posts through Twitter (something I could only find out once I started this series for real). But you can still see any of the art in much greater detail and at a higher resolution if you are viewing it at your computer. When you click on image’s link, it takes you to YFROG (a popular site for uploading pics to Twitter). Once you are on the YFrog gallery page with the Cosmonkey art, you’ll see a little MAGNIFYING GLASS icon on the art itself. Click that and it will expand to the bigger pic. It’s great for catching a lot of the details in the art, and for reading the dialogue in the speech balloons. There’s more funny in there, and don’t want you to miss it!

The Twittersodes are up this morning, so follow along and enjoy Roger Cosmonkey!

Entertainment Weekly just posted a very nice interview with me about the project, which you can read about HERE. Thanks, Clark Collis and EW! Pass along the monkey love… we’ll be doing this for ten days.

WHOOOOP, WHOOOOP, WHOOOOP!

Just a reminder that you can follow the exploits of space hero and bad monkey ROGER COSMONKEY, starting this Monday (MAY 16) on Twitter. That’s right, the FIRST TWITTER SERIES EVER. It costs you nothing and brings you happiness. That’s a good deal. See you all on your phones next week!

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Hey folks, I’m about to launch something in a new media format — something that I don’t think has ever been done before: THE FIRST EPISODIC TWITTER SERIES.

That’s right — Starting MAY 16, I’ll be telling a story in single TWEETS, or “TWITTERSODES,” and each will have a SINGLE IMAGE attached. This series will unfold over ten days, two tweets a day, only on my twitter feed @RealCoryEdwards. It stars a new character named ROGER COSMONKEY.

I’ve had fun with Twitter, posting my goofy comments like everyone else. But I started to wonder if a complete story could be told with this new medium — a beginning, a middle and an end, with cliffhangers and everything. The premise for “ROGER COSMONKEY” begins in 1968 with NASA’s animal testing program… and it ends with a hyper-intelligent ape saving the world in 2011. I’d tell you the rest, but where’s the fun in that? You’ll just have to tune in… or “tweet in.” Hmm. Lots of new terms to make up.

The restrictions of tweeting is what actually made this interesting to me. I wondered how much story I could get across in a single tweet, and how many tweets would it take to carry an audience through an entire narrative.  To me, the brevity of this new art form isn’t a hinderance — it’s the challenge that intrigues me. Anyway, the art is done and the chapters are ready and I can’t wait to roll it out on May 16. We’ll see if it’s fun, if it works, and if it’s worth doing again. And hey, it won’t cost you a thing to join the ride.

Spread the word! ROGER COSMONKEY: launching MAY 16th. Exclusive to Twitter, found only @RealCoryEdwards. Look for the hashtag #cosmonkey.

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