More Than Myth Launches 'Grand Social Experiment' Chronicling Stories of a Generation

CHICAGO, March 31 /PRNewswire/ -- More Than Myth™ (MTM), a 'grand social experiment' created to capture and chronicle the most uninhibited and outrageous (but true) stories of a generation launches March 31, 2010. Even cooler? The most legendary stories are guaranteed to be published in a book.

To celebrate undiscovered stories, 'MTM: Living Legend', kicks off the MTM search. More Than Myth will give the person with the best story $5,000 and propose a question, "Do you want to get paid $5,000 to blow $5,000 on creating a legendary story?" The winner's story will be published in MTM's upcoming book.

What are legendary stories? MTM founder Daniel Tweedall interviewed the likes of comedian Michael Ian Black, poker champion Phil Hellmuth Jr., pop culture 'I.T. Girl' and Party Monsters: Cabo runner-up and pop culture queen Kinsey Schofield, eccentric entrepreneur Peter Shankman and designer and Project Runway runner up Althea Harper, who all shared their incredible experiences.

"Life is often stranger than fiction, and those moments make for the best stories," said Tweedall. "From the surreal and shocking, to the hysterical and emotional, More Than Myth gives you the platform – it only takes 5 minutes to begin telling your story."

Anyone can share their stories on MTM's website through a simple 3-step process. The top-ranked stories (decided by vote) are collected each month for the chance to be published in their upcoming book.

"More than just making the home page for an afternoon, this is a road to glory – getting your story enshrined in a book," said Tweedall. "It isn't about having the best formal writing skills, it's the best storytelling – like you would with friends over a beer."

About "More Than Myth™: Living Legend" Storytelling Contest

Enter "More Than Myth™: Living Legend" by telling your greatest stories at www.morethanmyth.com. To become eligible, register as a Member on MTM's website and tell the 'Quickie' version of your story – 150 words or less – by Friday, April 23 11:59PM EDT. You then have until Friday, April 30 11:59PM EDT to tell the full story (1500 words or less).

Stories are voted on by the MTM community. The person with the most legendary (i.e. top-ranked story) receives $5,000, which is theirs to keep. Or (here's where it gets good) they can opt to spend it all on creating a legendary story.

If they spend the full $5,000 and tell their story on www.morethanmyth.com, MTM will have that story published in MTM's upcoming book and receive another $5,000.

For the official "More Than Myth™: Living Legend" contest rules, visit: http://www.morethanmyth.com/pages/view/living_legend_official_rules.

About More Than Myth™

More Than Myth (MTM) is a grand social experiment created to capture and chronicle the most uninhibited and outrageous (but true) stories of a generation. Those legendary stories that your friends say 'sound like something out of a book.'

Now they can be. Launched on March 30, 2010, MTM is a next-generation platform that makes it easy to tell your most legendary stories to friends and the world. Which stories become enshrined in The Book is up to you. Who said the road to glory had to be a tough one?

SOURCE More Than Myth