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-writingThe difficulties of co-writingFinding the right person to co-write with
Before you start: Written legal agreementPracticalities and process of co-writing and co-creationExcerpts from Risen Gods co-writing diaryWhat happens if it goes wrong?Other types of collaboration and co-creationTips for multi-author boxsetsTips 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.