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Q&A How to share the work, if writing fiction in a team?

I've written a few short stories with friends via email, with each person chipping in a section. It yields some interesting and fun results, but not what you'd call a particularly coherent story. ...

posted 13y ago by Ash‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T00:39:20Z (over 4 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Ash‭ · 2019-12-08T00:39:20Z (over 4 years ago)
I've written a few short stories with friends via email, with each person chipping in a section. It yields some interesting and fun results, but not what you'd call a particularly coherent story.

For an example of how one pair of pros did it, take a look at this [interview with Sean Williams and Shane Dix](http://www.sfsite.com/02a/wd121.htm). Basically, they worked on a story outline together, Sean did the first draft, Shane rewrote/edited, and Sean did one last pass.

Getting together for the outlining or vision at the start seems like a really important step. I could see something like odd/even chapters by different writers ending up with a conflict in styles...which might work really well in some cases.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2010-11-19T10:02:49Z (over 13 years ago)
Original score: 4