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I was delighted to see that someone is publishing the original novel of Dracula as a blog in "real time"  (Dracula is an epistolary novel - comprised of a collection of letters and journal entries, so each chapter is dated and sometimes even timed.)

Even more astonishingly there is another real-time Dracula project on Twitter, where the letters and Journal entries are being recast as tweets.

JHarkerEsq: Finally met the Count. Really frail looking guy--deathly pale and cold. Definitely needs some sun. Doubt he'll survive the trip to England 1:05 AM May 5th

JHarkerEsq: Wolves encircled carriage, scary coachman returned and waved the beasts away like some freaky Wolf Whisperer. Think I'm going to pass ou-- 12:30 AM May 5th

JHarkerEsq: What in blazes? Coachman has disappeared and left me alone in the carriage. (must speak to the Count about him) I think I hear wolves...9:04 PM May 4th

JHarkerEsq: Terrified landlady forced her gaudy old cruficix round my neck. Still waiting for the damn carriage. So now I'm late AND tacky.5:30 PM May 4th

JHarkerEsq: First Walpurgis Nacht and now St. George's Eve. Damn bad trip planning on Dracula's part. 5:03 PM May 4th

JHarkerEsq: @MinaHarker2be In Bistritz. Should be done with business in a week and on my way home. Hope you're having fun with @LucyHolmwood2b 12:35 AM May 4th

LucyHolmwood2b: @MinaHarker2be OMG u totally have 2 keep a diary. They r *SO* cute. Whens Jonathan coming back? (Also kinda cute. ^o^) 12:34 AM May 4th

JHarkerEsq: Carpathians are a whirlpool of superstition, cultures, languages. Peasants all fear for my life. Also have excellent chicken paprikash here. 3:00 PM May 3rd

If you would like to get in on the action, you have a chance to be an extra:

On May 28, Jonathan Harker  will be seeking the aid of the men working around Dracula's Castle. I thought this might be a good opportunity to extend this story-telling exercise to include a few new "characters" and to get a little bit more exposure for this project.

Here's how it works:

1. Send a (publicly viewable) tweet mentioning Szgany, Dracula, or anything relevant to realtimedracula or JHarkerEsq between now and 5/25.

2. I will select between 5 and 10 people (you don't need to be Following me, but it would be nice) to feature as Szgany.

3. On May 28 Jonathan Harker will tweet back, begging your aid in freeing him from the castle. Feel free to mock his plight as mercilessly as you wish.

  I really hope that this project can keep the momentum going for the entire novel and that the whole thing can be collected somewhere.