So, a writer buddy of mine whom I’ve worked with before reached out to me yesterday, mostly to chat. However, it being the two of us, naturally we started talking writing. Long story short, we were discussing our current projects (mine being my LitRPG novel and his being book 15 in his urban fantasy series) and the idea came up between us to do a collaborative work again.
It’s been ages since I’ve worked with him, so naturally I started getting the brain juices going. He suggested science fiction as a genre, since we both dabble in it but haven’t done a lot to focus on it. I suggested a format: correspondence between two characters over relativity-necessary timelapses. The thought mostly stemmed from my irregular schedule, trying to think of something that would be manageable to eke out time for. But I also have tried collaborations before, and one of the places where I most notice issues for me is writing style. Unless one person is focusing on the writing, things can get distorted due to multiple writing styles between authors. Even if one goes back and rewrites everything to be cohesive… it’s still something I wanted to avoid. So two different people corresponding… that would make more sense.
Our brainstorm developed from there and… I think we’re going to at least give it a shot. We have basic framework, basic plot, and even a friggin’ working title already.
So… I guess we’ll see!
It’s been ages since I’ve worked with him, so naturally I started getting the brain juices going. He suggested science fiction as a genre, since we both dabble in it but haven’t done a lot to focus on it. I suggested a format: correspondence between two characters over relativity-necessary timelapses. The thought mostly stemmed from my irregular schedule, trying to think of something that would be manageable to eke out time for. But I also have tried collaborations before, and one of the places where I most notice issues for me is writing style. Unless one person is focusing on the writing, things can get distorted due to multiple writing styles between authors. Even if one goes back and rewrites everything to be cohesive… it’s still something I wanted to avoid. So two different people corresponding… that would make more sense.
Our brainstorm developed from there and… I think we’re going to at least give it a shot. We have basic framework, basic plot, and even a friggin’ working title already.
So… I guess we’ll see!
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