EOTW Diary

by Rod Ellis

They woke up one morning to discover that their entire world had been turned upside down. His job was gone and their community was gone. They feared the absolute desolation had engulfed the entire nation and for all they knew, this was the end of the world. They have no electricity and no water. It’s winter and they have no heat. Overwhelmed physically and emotionally, they decide to journal the events that might inevitably lead to their demise. Unlike typical post-apocalyptic "we're all going to survive but it will be hard" fiction, EOTW Diary is a raw, accurate depiction of what the aftermath of an end of the world type situation might really be like. As such, some readers may find certain portions disturbing. This is definite reading material for any prepper who thinks they are on the right track with their plans to survive. Updated to the Special Edition In the original story, a character disappears and he (or she) starts writing their own diary. In this edition, the two diaries have been merged for easier reading. Format Information EOTW Diary was the first full length novel posted on Twitter in real-time. The novel is written in the format of a diary. Diary entries in Tweet format were posted from December 1, 2011 through November 18th, 2012. Twitter posts are limited in size, consequently, you may find that some words and sentences have been shortened to fit the restrictions. Each short message is an individual diary post. There might be an hour or two between entries. Some diary entries were made more often and there are times when many hours might pass between entries. As time passed for the characters in the novel, they would make entries in their diary and those entries were posted in real-time to create a realistic experience for the readers. Great care has been taken to ensure the accuracy of this archive of original Twitter posts. Remember, this is a diary written on Twitter and as such may contain some spelling and grammar anomalies, intentional or in haste.

540 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 24, 2012

About the author

Professor Rod Ellis is Professor in the Department of Applied Language Studies and Linguistics at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. He has worked in Zambia, the UK, Japan, and the U.S.A for extended periods. He has published a number of books on second language acquisition and teacher education. He has also published EFL/ESL textbooks. His main interest lies in the application of second language theory and research to language teaching.

He is co-author of Analysing Learner Language, and author of Second Language Acquisition, SLA Research and Language Teaching, The Study of Language Acquisition, which won the English Speaking Union's Duke of Edinburgh Book Competition, Understanding Second Language Acquisition, which won the BAAL Book Prize, and Task-based Language Learning and Teaching, all published by Oxford University Press.

Reviews

[Caroline De · Rating 5 out of 5]

Some real gut turning drama, deep and varied characters, survival techniques and the heart and soul of an author who believes there is hope in the midst of suffering. I enjoy following this author.

[Maria (a)]

DNF @ 1%. Did not like the immediate turning against each other.

[Cheryl Duval · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a very interesting book and I appreciated the way it was written in diary format, it gave it an authentic feel.

This book was unnerving because as I continued to read I realized that this was something that could actually happen to us. There is horror, love, apprehension, adversity, fear and even some humor. No one knows the truth of what is happening or how it happened. This is a story of daily survival and it was easy to become absolutely immersed in this book.

This is a well written very good story and I highly recommend it.