Co-writing a Book: Collaboration and Co-creation for Authors

Co-writing can be an amazing experience when two minds come together to create something new in the world. 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. * What is co-writing? * Benefits of co-writing * The difficulties of co-writing * Finding the right person to co-write with * Before you start: written legal agreement * Practicalities and process of co-writing and co-creation * Excerpts from Risen Gods co-writing diary * What happens if it goes wrong? * Other types of collaboration and co-creation * Tips for multi-author boxsets * Tips for managing a multi-author collaboration Updated edition with a new chapter based on a four-author collaborative novel. * Appendix 1: Example agreement If you want to improve your writing skills and your productivity, co-writing might be the right thing for you.