tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28674373.post7356463943183052369..comments2023-11-02T04:30:03.841-07:00Comments on Maryann Miller's - It's Not All Gravy: Guest Blog- Evelyn David on Writing as a TeamMaryannwriteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09479027709233807149noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28674373.post-58512776427130281972011-01-23T17:24:13.791-08:002011-01-23T17:24:13.791-08:00I could never do it. I'm too much of a control...I could never do it. I'm too much of a control freak.Greener Pastures--A City Girl Goes Countryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05448845964131250749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28674373.post-70093560182488726732011-01-22T14:49:53.986-08:002011-01-22T14:49:53.986-08:00Thanks for sharing! Sounds intriguing and I'v...Thanks for sharing! Sounds intriguing and I've been offered the opportunity to co-write a book with a national speaker to needs to get one published. I am now seriously considering it.LINDA FAULKNERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08059741905691302335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28674373.post-74707086053601073282011-01-20T14:58:25.848-08:002011-01-20T14:58:25.848-08:00Joyce, that could be a good collaboration. He coul...Joyce, that could be a good collaboration. He could provide the stories and the PI expertise and you could provide the writing expertise.Maryannwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479027709233807149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28674373.post-47356557539387155862011-01-20T08:40:43.163-08:002011-01-20T08:40:43.163-08:00Thanks for sharing the nuts and bolts of your coll...Thanks for sharing the nuts and bolts of your collaborative process - so far I'm a "solo" mystery author but maybe someday I'll convince my brother - who has worked as a private investigator - to collaborate on a book.Joyce Yarrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13298746689887039885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28674373.post-61728379980974415372011-01-20T08:18:42.162-08:002011-01-20T08:18:42.162-08:00Morgan, I collaborated with good friends before an...Morgan, I collaborated with good friends before and it can work if you check your ego at the door. Another key is to recognize and really respect the talent that each one brings to the project. I am better at craft and getting a story down on paper, and my writing partners were all better at coming up with great scenes and story ideas. They would contribute more in the plotting stage of a book or screenplay and I would contribute more when it came to putting it all together in the proper sequence, etc. <br /><br />And one guideline that we always held to was that we could not say something the partner wrote or suggested didn't work unless we could offer an alternative.Maryannwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479027709233807149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28674373.post-89958420120823966552011-01-20T07:00:40.605-08:002011-01-20T07:00:40.605-08:00This is fascinating. I don't think I could eve...This is fascinating. I don't think I could ever do it successfully. More power to them. I love there's a way for everyone.Carol Kilgorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168273312704732896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28674373.post-32208591683830970322011-01-20T06:51:47.927-08:002011-01-20T06:51:47.927-08:00I'm afraid collaborating with a good friend on...I'm afraid collaborating with a good friend on writing a book could ruin a friendship. That's why I've never tried it.<br /><br />I hope to see one of you at Love is Murder in a few weeks. I'll be there that Saturday.<br /><br />Morgan Mandel<br />http://morganmandel.blogspot.comMorgan Mandelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10118929301591850918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28674373.post-10146536703162917632011-01-20T06:38:43.511-08:002011-01-20T06:38:43.511-08:00That's amazing that you've never met in pe...That's amazing that you've never met in person. I write with my sister and co-author. Though we grew up together, I lived in a different state so we did a lot of our writing through the Internet as well before I moved nearer to her. It can be done, but it's not easy.Vickie Brittonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04114585289919142932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28674373.post-3883747181661235352011-01-19T16:59:35.368-08:002011-01-19T16:59:35.368-08:00Thanks Maryann and Helen,
Editing is a very stre...Thanks Maryann and Helen, <br /><br />Editing is a very stressful part of the writing process. I think because we self-edited our first novel so extensively in order to get the word count down to something less than "saga-length," we moved past protecting our personally "favorite" scenes and figured out what was absolutely necessary to the story. We did a lot of compromising. The result was a much better book. But, [Grin] with two other people, there might have been bloodshed.<br /><br />Rhonda, aka The Southern Half of Evelyn DavidThe Stiletto Ganghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01667670723330755598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28674373.post-4098826637392382572011-01-19T16:01:54.700-08:002011-01-19T16:01:54.700-08:00Great post. Y'all seem to have the perfect par...Great post. Y'all seem to have the perfect partnership. I wrote a book with a friend. It was fun and the book turned out to be fun, as well. Alas, we did not survive the editing process.Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28674373.post-28239884873787591972011-01-19T12:18:10.425-08:002011-01-19T12:18:10.425-08:00Thanks so much Maryann for hosting us today.
Mari...Thanks so much Maryann for hosting us today.<br /><br />Marian and Rhonda, the collective Evelyn DavidThe Stiletto Ganghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01667670723330755598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28674373.post-80006250690512422532011-01-19T06:24:22.471-08:002011-01-19T06:24:22.471-08:00Thanks for sharing these insights ladies. Having c...Thanks for sharing these insights ladies. Having collaborated myself on several projects, I found your information relevant and helpful. Totally agree about the ego thing. One writing partner and I drew up silly rules for collaboration and the top of the list was "leave the ego at the door."Maryannwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479027709233807149noreply@blogger.com