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Something to Prove
  • Chapter 1

  • Profile Picture of Sparkles in Something to Prove

    Sparkles

    “Hi, I’m Sparkles.”

  • Derek

    She was not your typical circus clown.

    Profile Picture of Derek in Something to Prove
  • She spoke like a kindergarten teacher and her costume wasn’t very flashy.

  • Her naturally pale face was free of the expected oily paint.

  • A small red paper heart was stuck to the end of her nose.

  • I smiled politely, even though I had never liked clowns very much.

  • Profile Picture of Sparkles in Something to Prove

    Sparkles

    “What’s your name?”

  • Derek

    she asked.

    Profile Picture of Derek in Something to Prove
  • I paused.

  • I always paused.

  • My pauses were legendary.

  • Profile Picture of Derek in Something to Prove

    Derek

    “Derek,”

  • Derek

    I said clearly.

    Profile Picture of Derek in Something to Prove
  • I was having a good day, and Sparkles seemed strange, but safe.

  • Profile Picture of Sparkles in Something to Prove

    Sparkles

    “It’s nice to meet you Derek,”

  • Derek

    she said, and her grin widened.

    Profile Picture of Derek in Something to Prove
  • She extended her hand and I shook it gently because it felt small and she was older.

  • Profile Picture of Derek in Something to Prove

    Derek

    “Nice to meet you too,”

  • Derek

    I mumbled.

    Profile Picture of Derek in Something to Prove

Welcome to Literal!

Books on Literal are a little different, they look like a group chat. Characters have profile pictures and each sentence becomes a chat bubble.

Narrator
Speaking Character

Reading

There are 4 different ways to experience reading: Auto Play, Audio Support, Tap To Read, and Free Scroll.

Tap “Next” to learn more.

Auto Play

Auto Play is the default reading mode. With Auto Play, text message bubbles load automatically.

You can play, pause, or skip forward at any time.

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Audio Reader

Turning on Audio Reader adds unique audio voices for each character. Just like with Auto Play, each bubble loads automatically.

Tap the speaker icon in the control bar to turn enable Audio Support.

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Tap to Read

If you want to control when every bubble appears, simply tap the skip forward icon. Doing so will automatically pause Auto Play or Audio Reader.

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Free Scroll

At any time you can scroll/swipe. We’ll automatically pause Auto Play or Audio Reader if you scroll/swipe while either are playing.