chat fiction

"Chat fiction" is a modern storytelling method that leverages the familiar format of text messaging to engage readers, especially younger audiences.

🇺🇸 US Voice:

🇬🇧 UK Voice:

Definition

(modern, informal)A genre where the narrative is delivered through text message or instant messaging conversations.

She loves reading chat fiction because it feels like she's part of the conversation.
The app features various chat fiction stories that simulate real-time text exchanges.

(contemporary, youth)A storytelling style that mimics digital communication, often experienced via mobile apps.

Chat fiction is popular among teens who are accustomed to texting.
The plot of the chat fiction unfolds through simulated text messages between characters.

Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "chat fiction":