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Where the idea for a story about humans syncing with computers came from
IrecentlysharedajokeaboutblockednumbersoncellphonesonFacebookandrespondedwith someofmyowncommentaryaboutreceivingwrongphonecallsonmycellphone.Oneofmy Facebookfriendswrotebackwithastoryofherownaboutacalltohercellphonewhichwas meantforsomeoneelse.Itoldherthatherexperiencecouldbeturnedintoastoryinvolvingcell phones.Fromthere,wethrewaroundsomeideasandIwassoontryingmyhandatwritingthat story.Iwantedtosharethefirstfivechapterswitheveryone,butfirsthereisthediscussionthat sparkedit. SYTLastweekIreceivedacallonmycellphonefromsomeoneIhadn'ttalkedtoinafew years,"George."Atleast,thatiswhatmycalleridsaid.....Me:Hey,George,longtimenospeak! Caller:ThisisRick.Me:HiRick,where'sGeorge?Caller:Thisisn'tGeorge,thisisRick,andyou dialedthewrongnumber!Me:Ididn'tcallyou,youcalledme!!Caller:Oh,well,thisnumber doesn'tbelongtoGeorgeanymore.Me:Okayyy.Myquestionisthis:didhestealGeorge's phone?IhavenootherwaytocontactGeorge..... JonMorganThatdoesseemreallymessedup.HowwouldRickgetGeorge'snumber? Ifheboughtthephone,itseemslikehewouldhavehaditresetwithanewnumber.Or, yourcallerIDshouldhavesaid"Rick."Unlessthey'rerelated,likeGeorgeishisfatheror they'rebrothersandtheysharethesamephone.Theotherpossibilityisthathestolethe phone.And,howdidthispersonhappentodialyournumberandnotrealizeit?Unlesshe buttdialedit. SYTMyguessishestolethephoneandeitherwasseeingwhowasintheaddressbookorhe justbuttdialedme!Whatadingdong! JonMorganYeah,thatmakesthemostsense.Ifhewaslegitimatehewouldhave askedyouifyoucouldhelphimgetthephonebacktoitsowner. JonMorganIthinkthatyourstorywouldmakeagoodplotforabookifyoushookthings upabit. SYTNowthatIthinkaboutitIthinkhedialedmeonpurposeusuallyabuttdialhappenswithout thebuttknowingit.Generallythedialeegetstohearthe"backgroundnoise,"whichinsome casescanbeveddyinteresting.... SYTYoumean"dialed"thingsupabit....sorry,couldn'tresist...

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JonMorganYes,that'strue.Inthepast,though,I'vemisdialedaccidentallywhenIhitthe wrongnameonspeeddialorthephonemisdialed.MyDroid2wasreallygoodatdoing that,especiallyafterthescreenwascracked. JonMorganAhhh..that'sagoodone.

SYTThephonethatGeorgehadwasoneofthoselowincomegovernmentphones,sowho knows!! JonMorganIwasthinkingthatthecallercouldbeGeorge'smurderer,ormaybeifyou turnthepointofviewaround,maybeoneofGeorge'sfriendsisawitchdoctor.

SYTOooh,spooky!Ihopenot!!Howwouldthewitchdoctorthingwork?Wouldhebedoing thingstothephonethatwouldaffectGeorge,orthosepeopleinhisaddressbook?

JonMorganNotsure..Iwaskindofspitballing.IwasjustthinkingthattheWitchdoctor wouldbeT'edoffbecauseofthecallandexactrevenge.

JonMorganMaybethephonebelongedtooneofthewitchdoctor'svictims,andnowby associationthethiefbecomesatarget.

SYTDial"R"forRevenge!Actually,thatwouldn'tworkinthisdayandage..

JonMorganButyoumademethinkthatifthephonewasstolenfromthewitchdoctor, thenthethiefwouldhavearecordofthevictims,andeithertherewouldbeamysteryor thevictimswouldcomeafterhim.

SYTMaybethephoneitselfhasacurseonit,andendsupineachofitsvictimspossessionby somequirkoffate?

JonMorganIthinkthatthishasactuallybeendone..kindofthewrongnumberthing.and IsaidwitchdoctorbecauseIwantedittobesupernatural,butnottoootherwordlly.

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JonMorganThatwouldbecool,butIthinkthat'sbeendonetoo.Maybewithan interestingtwist.

SYTWhoeveranswersitiscursed!

SYTToomuchlikethatmovietheRing?!

JonMorganHowaboutif"Rick"kills"George,"butGeorge'ssoulgetssuckedintothe phone.ThenGeorgecancallhimallofthetime.

JonMorganHmm..thenitwouldbesomewhatofacomedy.

SYTIliketheideaofthephonesuckingupGeorge'ssoulyoucoulddoawholebunchwith that! JonMorganIloved"TheRing."Thesequel,notsomuch. SYTYou'reright,itwouldbefunny,too!! JonMorganYeah..kindoflike"Christine." SYTYes!!! JonMorganYoucoulddoalittlemorewithitifitwasasmartphone.Theycouldappear onthescreenkindoflikeMaxHeadroom. SYTWow,you'reright!!Imagine,insteadofSIRI,youwouldhaveGEORGE!! SYTwithallofhisquirks! JonMorganOkay..sowehaveaWitchDoctor,acursedphone(whichifyouaskme wouldbeanythingmadebyBlackberry,harhar),andthemurdervictimbeingabsorbed bythephone JonMorganha

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SYTNeverhadaBlackberrybutI'lltakeyourwordforit!! JonMorganHaveyouseentheCollegeHumorskitthatsupposeswhatGPS'swould soundlikeiftheywerevoicedbydifferentpersonalities..suchas"yourdad."Itwaspretty funny.

SYTNo,butitsoundshilarious!I'llhavetolookituponyoutube!! JonMorganIthinkanotherwaytoapproachthestorywouldbethatthephoneisstolen, theowner'ssoulwassuckedintoit,butthethiefdidn'trealizeitatfirst.Thenitisabitofa murdermystery. SYTIsthethiefandmurdererthesameperson,ordoesthethiefjusthappenuponthemurder victimandstealsthephone? JonMorganMaybeitcouldbeahighlydesireablephonelikethenextiPhone.The engineerwasmurdered,theirsoulwassuckedintothephone,andthensomeonefindsit andofcoursekeepsitbecauseitsanovelty. SYTWhatifthephonestartstocontrolthem? JonMorgandoyoumeanremotecontrolorpossession? JonMorganorthroughintimidation? SYTEither/Or!Can'tbepossession,sinceIdon'tknowifthesoulcouldmaintainpossessionof thephoneandthenewphoneowner... JonMorganThephonecouldbethefirsttouseabraininterfaceandperhapsthrough supernaturalmeansthespiritcouldcontroltheperson SYTTrue... SYTorinjecttheownerwithananovirusinhisear JonMorganHmm..well,youhavethehorocruz(sp)fromHarryPotter.YoungTom Riddleappearedoutsidethediarybutpossessedthediary. JonMorganhealsopossessedGinny,butitwasneverclearhow SYTTrue!

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JonMorganAlthoughinthelatterbooks/films,Ronhadvisionswhilehewaswearingthe locket JonMorganIliketheideaofthenanovirus SYTSothephonewouldactlikethelocket! SYTMaybethephoneisaconduitintoawholedifferentuniverse... SYTIreadtoomuchscifi! JonMorganIthinkthatyouhavethemakingsofaconspiracy.Perhapsthenextmodel wascontroversialbecauseofthebraininterface,andtheengineerwhowastestingit wasintercepted.hedies,butthephoneislostandpresumeddestroyed.Itsfound. SYTHehheh JonMorganButtheengineerisinsidethephone.Perhapsthetechnologyallowedhimto downloadhimselftothephone,oritcouldbesupernatural. SYTSotheengineercontrolsthingsfromwithinthephone! JonMorganYes,communicates.ButitslikeVenomfromSpiderman.Thepersonwho connectswiththephoneistakenover. JonMorganSoitcouldbeseenaspossession,oryoucouldbetalkingsymbiosis SYTHowdoesthephonepropagateinordertotakeovertheworld? SYTSymbiosis,liketheHost!! JonMorganHmm...Iguess,butwithlotsmoreexplosions. JonMorganI'mthinkingthatthe"takeovertheworld"partisagiven,becauseifthe phoneismassproducedandpeoplestartusingit,somethingwillgowrong.Maybenota engineerspiritinyourheadwrong,butsomethingprettybad. SYTBecauseofthephone'sabilitytoconnectwithotherdevicesitcantakecontrolinother ways JonMorganyeah

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SYTGeorgehasnoideawhathestarted....!!

JonMorganHmm,yeah,well,asiwassaying.Therearesomestrongpossibilities here.

SYTTrue! JonMorganHaveyoureadthebook,"Awake?" SYTWhowroteit? JonMorganWheretheInternetbecomessentient? JonMorganIforget..Ireaditawhileback. SYTIsthattheonewherethe"Internet"isbefriendedbythegirl?IfitisIhaven'treaditbutwant to! JonMorganItwasinteresting,butaslowread.Alotofmath. SYTSheendsuphelpingitsomehow SYTYeah,toomuchmathcanbeadrag! SYTIwillcheckitout! JonMorganOrhaveyouread"Roboapocalypse?" JonMorganer,robopocalypse

SYTRobocalypse?!!No,Isurehaven't!Haveyou?

JonMorganThatwasveryinterestingbecauseitwaswrittenentirelyinadocumentary style...alotofitwasanarrative,butthenitwouldcuttotranscriptsofvideointerviews, emails,etc. JonMorganI'llbrb,mydaughterneedsmetofindachargerforheripod

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SYTK! JonMorganSotherobopocalypsewasaninterestingread. SYTAretheymakingamovieoftha?t SYTthat JonMorganI'mnotsure.Itwouldbehardtocapturethestyleofthebook,butitcouldbe done.LookatWorldWarZ. SYTThatwasagreatbookhaven'tseenthemovie. JonMorgan http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/stevenspielbergsrobopocalypsepostponedind efinitely410519

StevenSpielberg's'Robopocalypse'PostponedIndefinitely(Exclusive) www.hollywoodreporter.com StevenSpielberg'sRobopocalypsehasbeenpostponedforanindefinitetime.The...See More SYTOhboy,StevenSpielberg...IthoughtIhadheardsomethingaboutthat,though! JonMorgan http://www.amazon.com/RobopocalypseANovelVintageContemporaries/dp/03077408 03

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Robopocalypse:ANovel(VintageContemporaries) www.amazon.com Inthisterrifyingtaleofhumanitysdesperatestandagainstarobotuprising,...SeeMore SYTIwilldefinitelydownloadthisone! JonMorganCool JonMorganIwasabletorentitasaKindlebookfromourlocallibrary. SYTCromaineorinShepard? JonMorganShepherd,butI'mwillingtobetthatit'savailableforcromaine.Thelibraries usesomekindofebookconsortium. SYTIwillcheckitout!Thankyou!! JonMorganWouldyoubeinterestedincowritingastorylikethis?Ormaybeproof reading. SYTI'magreatproofreader!NotsurehowgoodIwouldbeasacowriterbutIwouldbeagood persontobouncethingsoffof,Ithink!!