Co-Writing

I believe there are two main reasons that co-writing TPHC has been highly successful.

The first reason is simply that Sarah and I have been friends for a super long time. Not only do we know how the other person works, but we made sure early-on in the writing that we would keep open lines of communication. No secret character arcs. No "oh, btw, I did this" stuff. If one of us had an idea, if one of us didn't like something, if one of us felt like the other was overstepping an unspoken rule...we went ahead and mentioned it. That was key.

But the second reason is Google Docs. *cue evil laugh* I think we could take over the world with Google Docs. Our favorite saying is "make a doc for it."

Every draft for every PHC book has a google doc. Every outline for every book has a google doc. There's one with site links. One with the publication plan. One for the pre-order swag.

And they're all shared between us, and we can look them up on phones, iPads, and laptops.

SOOOOOOOO helpful!!! (We also have a naming system, so things are easy to find.)

We can leave comments about things that need to be changed (like for editing), and even tag someone in a to-do (so we can make sure things get done). We can see real-time while the other is editing or drafting or just updating the schedule.

Seriously, google docs is amazing.

If you are interested in reading a co-written book, be sure to check out HERE (website) or HERE (Amazon).

Also, reminder...about the *whispers* giveaway (I'm starting to consider telling y'all not to enter because I kinda want that booksleeve and stuff...)

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