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Originally Posted by EileenG
Let's just say there was a certain competitive element between me and my co-writer. No messing about with "I'm not sure about this scene, I'll sleep on it." It was a case of "Write the damn thing and we'll polish it later."
She did all the girl scenes, I did all the guy scenes.
In fact, I'd hope that next time, we would have a smoother system to be more productive so that we didn't duplicate anything.
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Team writing can be difficult at first and then it can become easier. The longer term problems I understand are more with the "flavor" or the "feeling" of the book. Later after all the mechanics are worked out, is each writer really comfortable and satisfied with the results. It is then that disenchantment may arise even though everything has been successful for a while.
It is like a music group. Some just want to hammer away and make the money. Others begin to have problems with members. Still others feel they want to go a different direction from where the band or the band leaders want to go. Some just want to stop working so hard, and enjoy life more.
And of course after they break up, it is still complicated, and sometimes more so.
I would only suggest that after the job, you sit down with your partner and try to formalize some rules whether iron clad rules or just gentle reminders and pointers about things that have come up.