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

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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, and a sample co-writing agreement.

In this book, you will discover:

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

Thoughts on a four author collaboration:

Authors on a Train from Chicago to New Orleans

Appendix 1:

Example agreement

If you want to improve your writing skills and your productivity, co-writing might be the right thing for you. Download a sample and try the book now.