Co-authoring Without Homicide |
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| Event | Interactive 2011 |
| Format | Dual |
| Organizer | John Hedtke – JVH Communications |
| Description | You're already motivated to write a book. So why on earth would you want to co-author a book, sharing the credit, glory, and (most of all), money with someone else? Co-authoring a book is a good idea when your co-author can help you write a better book, a more marketable book, or sometimes even just a faster book. Co-authoring is a particularly good idea if you've never written a book before and need someone to mentor you while you're learning how to do it. But co-authoring isn't always easy: if co-authors don't know how to divide the work effectively, the book won't be as good as it could be. Even worse, co-authors may spend their time arguing, making the book run late or even blow up completely. This presentation tells you how we've done over a dozen books with various co-authors (and occasionally each other) without having to find a place to hide the bodies afterwards. In addition to the general hows and whys of co-authoring, we'll show you how to use: * social media to find co-authors with the specific skills sets you need to make your book a success * collaborative tools such as GoogleDocs to work on chapters or sections together, * interpersonal skills to prevent the 4 most common co-authoring problems from happening, and * organizational techniques that keep the work boundaries clear. For the truly adventurous, we'll also have comments on co-authoring with a spouse and how to stay married despite the increased chances for friction. |
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| Level | Beginner |
| Category | Writing / Technical Writing |
| Tags | Authors, Co-authoring, Publishing |