American novelist publishing novel on Twitter

BEIJING, July 16 (Xinhuanet) -- A U.S. writer doesn't need a publisher anymore! He will release a complete full-length literary novel on Twitter.

Matt Stewart, a San Francisco-based novelist, began 'tweeting' his first book, "The French Revolution," on the micro-blogging service Tuesday on France's Bastille Day.

"As far as I can tell, I’m the first person to release a complete novel--140 characters at a time-- on Twitter," Stewart wrote on his website.

Stewart came up with the plan with his agent and estimates it will take approximately 3,700 tweets to fully publish the 95,000 words novel.

The novelist said he doesn't expect anyone to read through his entire work on Twitter, but hopes that it could lead to a couple of sales for those who are interested in reading more.