Two Heads (and Continents) Are Better Than One: A Conversation on Collaboration

WhatsApp Conversation 11:45PM EST; 4:45AM GMT Lee : Okay not trying to freak us out but Lee : we may want to rethink the Tavalli setup Lee : Maybe start Vivienne on the boat, more of a panorama, a bird’s eye sense of place? Jenn : Ooh I like it. More cinematic. Can a production assistant pick her up, establish the film vibes right away? Lee : Why are you awake rn!??! Jenn : BRAINSTORMING cannot stop send help ( Whatever Happened to the Literary Adventure…and Can We Bring It Back ?) WhatsApp Conversation 5:30AM EST; 10:30AM GMT Jenn : When you’re up: I’m worried there is the *teeniest* plot hole b/c MC is alone at time of LM’s disappearance but we say she has an alibi Lee : Noooooooooo Jenn : Can we just change the police report so she leaves the party later? Lee : Yessssssssssss Writer’s Digest Conversation 8AM EST; 1PM GMT Lee: Why hello, Jenn. Jenn: Helloooo Lee! Lee : So . . . collaboration, first and foremost, is an ongoing conversation, right? You’re taking the internal, iterative brainstorming and thought process that goes into drafting a novel and transforming that into a dialogue with another person. Jenn : And that dialogue really extends beyond the novel’s pages–collaboration is way more than a shared document. With you in Pennsylvania and me in rural England among the cows, we obviously rely mainly on video chats for work sessions, but it’s like this wormhole across the Atlantic. I love how our kids know each other and have taken over calls with Pokémon debates. And how our spouses will pop into the screen and ask about our days. Lee : Yes! I’m thinking of our virtual toasts and high-fives, too, especially as it’s release week for our second team book, The Starlets . I love how we can celebrate publishing wins as collective victories, and weather bad reviews and disappointments together. Jenn: Usually with humor. Book events, too, are so much more fun! But I do think you need to find the right partner in order to make […]

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