Co-writing a Book: Collaboration and Co-creation for Authors - Paperback

by Joanna Penn (Author), J. Thorn (Author)

Co-writing can be an amazing experience when two minds come together to create something new in the world.

Or it can be a painful process that ends in disaster!

In this short book, bestselling authors J. Thorn and Joanna Penn share tips on how to successfully co-write a book and avoid the pitfalls along the way. It includes excerpts from their private co-writing diary, honest notes written every day on a fiction project that will help you on your own journey.

* What is co-writing?

* Benefits of co-writing

* The difficulties of co-writing

* Finding the right person to co-write with

* Before you start: written legal agreement

* Practicalities and process of co-writing and co-creation

* Excerpts from Risen Gods co-writing diary

* What happens if it goes wrong?

* Other types of collaboration and co-creation

* Tips for multi-author boxsets

* Tips for managing a multi-author collaboration

Updated edition with a new chapter based on a four-author collaborative novel.

* Appendix 1: Example agreement

If you want to improve your writing skills and your productivity, co-writing might be the right thing for you.