Mobile author pens 400-page opus on phone
by Sean Cooper 
posted Apr 25th 2009 at 9:39AM
Peter Brett, not happy to simply bide his time on the daily commute with his Kindle, set about intead writing his own, on his iPaq smartphone. The trips between his home in Brooklyn and his work in Times Square were about 45 minutes, or, about 400 words each way. Over the course of two years, his 100,000 word novel took shape and is now in print, and apparently a bestseller in Poland and England. We've seen something similar in the past, but that 384-page effort pales in comparison, and content aside, he should give himself a pat on the back and a big glossy sticker for effort. Here's hoping HP catches wind and ponies up a new set to replace his current and most likely fairly worn device.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
MItch Garvis @ Apr 26th 2009 9:29AM
That is incredible dedication. I admire Mr. Brett's dedication and commitment! My family and I were driving home from Ohio a few months ago when an idea for a stor popped into my head, and because I was behind the wheel I dictated the 1500 words to my wife... who swore that she would never do it again (The device, an AT&T Tilt (HTC TyTN II) has a pretty good keyboard, but it was still a lot of work for her.
Loam Shank @ Apr 26th 2009 1:26PM
What a tool. He should have just brought a laptop with him.
RCC2k8 @ Apr 29th 2009 11:02AM
I had that smartphone and I really loved it! The keyboard was comfortable so I'm not surprised the Mr. Brett was able to write a whole book there. I write my journal/diary/whatever on my iPAQ 910c and it isn't as comfortable for typing as was the iPAQ 6515. The Moto Q9 series are also very good for writing though.