Interesting that the mystery genre, more than any other, demands an extremely high level of pure craft and structure. And the other one takes that, refines it, tosses it back. Maybe we follow a few blind paths, or reject an answer that later will prove to be the correct one, but more than likely, we will end up with a solution that neither of us could have come up on our own. We can hear the bubbles crackling softly in a can of Diet Coke. Terry and I laughed.
Movies are a collaborative art form.
A writing partnership is just getting an early jump on the process. And, of course, as you struggle as writers to perfect your craft, schlepping from studio to studio trying to make that elusive sale or capture that dream assignment, as you wend your way over the freeways that link Hollywood to Burbank, and Beverly Hills to Century City, there is a final, overwhelming way in which a writing partner can be beneficial.