Writing in Concert

I found this on one of the blogs I am currently following: there is not much room in my head for reading much material, and a blog is usually just long enough without sending me into a panic over time.

Dacre Stoker, nephew of Bram Stoker, has written an authorized sequel. He and his writing partner have developed an interesting partnering technique described in the National Post article referenced. I couldn't do it myself - I am not very good at partnered writing. I tried with one on-line friend - it was fun, but we lost interest. A plan, like Stoker and his partner had, would have helped avoid that.

I know two other people presently working on their first novel after co-writing several fanfic pieces. I think it is a great exercise - I look forward to seeing whether it ALSO produces an interesting and compelling story.