Leslie Adkins , writer, editor and frequent workshop leader explores the value of writing groups in the first of her two-part series. It's kind of like being invited to a party. At first you don't want to go, but once you get there and have a couple drinks, you don't want to leave. The authors' experience writing their book on the turn of the century proved so successful that Gail and Mark are planning more co-authored titles for the future. If you seek a carbon copy of your own slant and style, you may as well write alone.
Most writers never consider co-authoring.
Even fewer have tried it. For most of us, writing alone is enough of a challenge, let alone writing with another person. But in our new series on co-authoring, we hear many reasons why writing with a partner can be a smart choice for the right people at the right time. In the first of our series, we meet the writing duo Linc Keegan . Stick to your vision, even as you may be surprised in the new ways you find to express it.