It was a tricky start to 2007. I had every bit of desire to finish my first novel, but I was also falling over myself to begin making notes about a fictional story that had been bogging my head down for a while. This highly secret future bestselling book idea came to light in a strange fashion.
One day in January whilst trolling through my usual writing group forum, I met this intelligent and savvy US writer. She works for a TV company, has alot of background and experience in the media business, and is desperate to get writing with a co-partner. I have never co-written before, so that for me was a challenge I had yet to discover.
We talked about the possibility of this online at great length, we got to know each others intentions, dreams, future plans and expectations, and after a couple of weeks of pickling each others brains, we finally decided to carve out a story together (based on my new niggling book idea). In the end she really wanted to go with the brief synopsis I had sent her, and before we knew it we had begun writing our first draft together.
So far, things are going great. We did hit a few snags of course, such as, who should do the actual writing, and who should read it and laugh (lol). We brainstormed every possible avenue of our hi-tech thriller, and have written enough notes on our googledocs sharing programme to possibly plaster our ceilings with.
At the end of the day my american co-author comes up trumps. When I rough out a chapter that is particularly rotten, she attacks it with her red pen and turns it into something pretty legible. And vice versa, we brainstorm, discuss and are really excited about our new venture. I think we make a great team!
This easter weekend I have a few scenes to sketch out, whilst I indulge in a few chocolate easter eggs, so wish me luck won't you? :)
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We do make a great team! Now, where are those scenes you promised me, huh? ;-)
~ Paula G.
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