Guy writes 384-page sci-fi novel on mobile phone
by DJ Neawedde | 11th July 2007
Talk about some serious work, and forget shooting video and photos from your phone. This Italian guy wrote a 384-page science fiction novel on his mobile phone while commuting back and forth to work over 17 weeks. Robert Bernocco wrote it in short paragraphs on his Nokia 6630, using T9 of course, and saved them on the phone. Then he downloaded the text to his computer to proofread and edit. It’s just proof of what you can do when you use your time wisely. His book is called Compagni di Viaggo (or Fellow Travelers *how appropriate* in English), and is now self-published on Lulu.com.
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Wow, that’s great. Just think of it, if we put our spare minutes together from inbetween activities it all adds up. Using that extra 1, 2, or 3 minutes everyday can lead to something great such as this! Who knows, maybe using those 17 minutes everyday will lead to him selling millions of copies of his book…ohhh the unexpected
-Gregg
July 12th, 2007 at 1:48 am
Let’s hope that he sells a lot of books and doesn’t have to go to work anymore. Mind you, if he doesn’t go to work, will he write anymore books?
July 12th, 2007 at 2:10 pm
BOOOO!!!! Don’t encourage this moron - arrest him for not paying attention in commute traffic. I loathe the mouth-breathing text-tappers of my commute and frankly don’t care if you’re texting a loved one or writing the next Stranger in a Strange Land. Your blinker is still on, you need to get over so people can merge and for God’s sake, stop riding your brakes incessantly. Focus on this one driving task at hand before you decide to shapeshift into Asimov. TYVM G2G2WN…
Karyn
July 12th, 2007 at 3:21 pm
Karyn, calm down! He could have taken the train to work. It doesn’t say. Sheesh.
July 12th, 2007 at 3:29 pm
Karyn, it doesn’t say he was commuting solo. Maybe he was in a pool or on mass transit. Texting is hard enough for me standing still; I can’t conceive of doing it trying to drive, even in stop-and-go rush hour traffic.
If some people do (and if this guy did), you’re right; it’s insane and that person should be arrested for putting others at risk. But I’m willing to give the benefit of the doubt. Nobody can be THAT stupid. Can they?
Note: to article’s author. Can’t find this on lulu.com - you sure about that?
July 12th, 2007 at 3:43 pm
Erm, has it occurred to you Karyn that the guy might get public transport? The rest of the world can go places without using a car!
July 12th, 2007 at 3:46 pm
Where exactly does it say he drove to work? He could have been riding a bus or a train. Get off your soapbox and turn off your blinker.
July 12th, 2007 at 3:46 pm
Karyn: He commuted by train, not by car.
July 12th, 2007 at 3:56 pm
Easy Karyn, maybe he’s on the train or bus?
And while I love the fact that these technologies can be used to do stuff like this the quality of the work still has to be there. If the book sucks (and I haven’t read it yet, who knows if I will … maybe while driving home) it sucks, no matter how it was written.
July 12th, 2007 at 3:57 pm
^What she said.
PS. Karyn is hot as well as funny and brilliant.
Luv ya, Kar.
July 12th, 2007 at 4:07 pm
Karyn you actually sound like the Moron, I don’t think it said anywhere in there that he was driving. I did not realize that the word commute also means drive. I mean there are buses, trains, taxis. etc.
July 12th, 2007 at 4:10 pm
What makes you certain he was driving involved in commute traffic? Public transportation is more likely - using your phone while on a bus, or subway, or train, or etc.
July 12th, 2007 at 4:13 pm
He’s Italian… his commute is almost certainly on a train. Come on, I can’t hardly eat my egg mcmuffin and read the morning paper while I drive - let alone write a book!
July 12th, 2007 at 4:54 pm
Karyn Dufrane… welcome to a world where some people (mostly in other countries) use public transportation… it’s wonderful here.
July 12th, 2007 at 4:56 pm
Errr.. but maybe he was on a train? Karyn..
July 12th, 2007 at 4:56 pm
Good for him! And Karyn, where does it say that he drove a car into work? Plenty of other ways(public transportation)to commute.
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July 12th, 2007 at 11:34 pm
What’s the frequency, Kenneth?
July 12th, 2007 at 11:51 pm
While i agree that Karen is wrong and he is most likely using public transportation you people should stop slamming her over and over again. The last 10 or so people have already pointed that out, so lets just move on.
P.S. Im typing this on my Nokia n95 in the passenger seat of a car.
July 13th, 2007 at 12:12 am
Aw jeez KARYN!
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Karyn, even though you are very hot, tall and intelligent, the dude was just riding a train every day.
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