Writing in Collaboration
A couple of days ago I was discussing with a few people over on Roleplay Gateway about an idea to write something collaboratively, but with a slight twist on the usual roleplaying basis. The main jist of the idea can be found here and a thread for discussion here.
Essentially, myself and four other writers will be planning and writing a story entirely collaboratively, writing either a chapter or scene at a time each. Besides the usual roleplaying I do, this will be my first collaborative project. I have to wonder just how well it will work out. Will the other writers be to my standard? Will they be able to ‘keep up’ in terms of post frequency? Will differences in writing styles pose a future problem?
I’m not sure quite how it works when you see a book written by two people (David and Leigh Eddings, for example). Do they each write certain sections, or work together on every aspect? One person plans characters and the other writes the plot? So this will work as a nice experiment for me and potentially a nice journey of discovery. I’ll be sure to keep you posted on the progress.
Your own experiences.
Have you ever done any collaborative work? What did you find worked well? What didn’t? Any tips, advice or warning that could be helpful? Do let me know.
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