This week’s question is: What is your view on co-authoring books; have you done any?
I have co-authored a book with two members of my writing group. It was a great experience as we each contributed different aspects and ideas to create a memoir collecting workbook. http://dreamwritepublishing.ca/retail/books/your-lifetime-stories
Last week’s discussion was: How big of a part does music play in creating your ‘zone’? Do you prefer a certain genre of music?
I like and listen to the Medieval Babes.
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March 29, 2019 at 9:41 am
The meetings about how to set up the book and what to include in it were really interesting as three of us discussed our ideas. As we did this the original idea was reworked into what seemed a cohesive plan. We each took on several aspects and then edited each others work until the book became cohesive and workable. All three of us were open to the others ideas and no one forced their ideas as better than any others. Choosing the people with whom to collaborate would be the most important aspect of starting to do a book together as it takes listening, rethinking, planning to do it well. and scheduling things into our busy lives made it a challenge. We’ve had only good feedback about the book.
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March 29, 2019 at 9:48 am
I found it to be a fascinating project.
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March 29, 2019 at 11:24 am
This was a similar process to what I’ve done when working on collaborative projects. Your point about choosing collaborators is well-made, Karen….I agree, I think it’s the most important aspect of a shared project
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March 29, 2019 at 11:29 am
Thank you for joining the conversation. I think collaboration gives us a new aspect to our writing career.
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