Co-writing a book

ebook Collaboration and Co-creation for Authors · Books For Writers

By Joanna Penn

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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.

UPDATED 2017 with lessons learned from a four-author collaborative novel.

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
  • Appendix 1: Example agreement
  • If you want to improve your writing skills and your productivity, co-writing might be the right thing for you. Try a sample or download today.

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