To readers
The sudden and successive appearances of Web 2.0 (Facebook in 2004) and smartphones (iPhone in 2006) have considerably altered our relationship with culture and information, and dealt a blow to the literary system as it had been organised for several decades.
During the COVID-19 crisis, I thought I'd try something to inject my literature into the web, into our phones.
The creation of this cybercarnet kept me busy for many hours - spread over many months, often in the evenings after work - and my initial wish was to have a showcase on the web for my texts.
As my technical training progressed, I realised that it was possible to build a platform for authors and turn it into a sort of springboard, an intermediary between publishing houses and a massively connected general public.
I hope that this platform will be fed by the regular publication of a variety of texts, in free or private access, as the authors choose; all of them will eventually be accessible in the reader's language. In the meantime, if you cannot or do not wish to read in English, you will need to use a browser extension.
It is already possible to chat with readers at the end of each text, and news will be posted on the main social networks.
I hope you like the result, that it makes you want to read a bit more, and that it opens up new avenues for authors who come across it - however briefly.
Happy reading,