tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7636799445242396833.post4066493928774362274..comments2024-03-01T03:18:04.652-05:00Comments on The Daily Harrell: Co-authoring: Getting StartedJessie Harrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581727105030086814noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7636799445242396833.post-49844602357769406482010-10-14T11:04:24.098-04:002010-10-14T11:04:24.098-04:00This is an exciting adventure for you two. It cert...This is an exciting adventure for you two. It certainly makes writing less lonely. Appreciated sharing the process you've used to combine your efforts.cleemckenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15456109243453726483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7636799445242396833.post-37734385990508518562010-10-13T22:28:50.873-04:002010-10-13T22:28:50.873-04:00OH!! How did I misread that?! *blinks obviously bl...OH!! How did I misread that?! *blinks obviously blind eyes* Well, that makes much more sense. Thanks for answering!Heather Howlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05228363941009283495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7636799445242396833.post-70206249273272573802010-10-13T21:55:38.589-04:002010-10-13T21:55:38.589-04:00Heather - you've actually got our process back...Heather - you've actually got our process backwards. It was a hard and fast rule that we COULD change each others' words, no questions asked. That was part of the way we kept the voice smooth, was going in and polishing over each others' words. Of course, we've got more work to do in the edits, but edits would take forever if we had to keep asking, minding if I change x to y? we don't ask, we just do.<br />good luck on your own co-authoring project! I'm still not brave enough to take on NaNoWriMo. Let me know if you have any other questions.Jessie Harrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11581727105030086814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7636799445242396833.post-42557124776056396152010-10-13T20:58:54.841-04:002010-10-13T20:58:54.841-04:00Ack, I misread! I've been haunting your blog a...Ack, I misread! I've been haunting your blog all day waiting for the next post on diving the work. Jus Accardo and I are writing a book together during NaNoWriMo. Hearing about your experience has been very helpful! <br /><br />I have one question - you say it's a hard and fast rule that you not change each other's words to preserve the voice of the story. How exactly does that work? I know in our cases, Jus and I have very different strengths (she's great with snarky characters and is insanely creative, me not so much) so I'm counting on her to firm up parts of my stuff and I'll be editing the entire manuscript at the end. <br /><br />Thanks for sharing your experiences and congratulations on the first draft!Heather Howlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05228363941009283495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7636799445242396833.post-28791568491103371972010-10-12T17:20:23.074-04:002010-10-12T17:20:23.074-04:00:) too funny - I imagine there are some spelling ...:) too funny - I imagine there are some spelling discrepancies there.Jessie Harrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11581727105030086814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7636799445242396833.post-54977531139967803302010-10-12T17:07:30.006-04:002010-10-12T17:07:30.006-04:00I am currently co-authoring a book with a writer a...I am currently co-authoring a book with a writer all the way from Scottland and I live in America. It's been pretty fun so far. We do a full length chapter each (me the odds and her the evens) and in a week we already had about 15k done of the story. Even though we only decided to do it for fun (and to keep ourselves from procrastinating) I'm so surprised how good it is, and how much faster it is to write chapters when we put both our heads together. As much as we try, our voices are still very different from one another. Especially when she writes favourite with a "u" and I write favorite without the "u".Ezmireldahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04217164955411191307noreply@blogger.com