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Interested in editing fiction novel as co-author? [duplicate]
I've written a fiction novel that is intended to be the first in a series of five. I have not edited to novel and want to know if any writer is interested in giving it a read and would like to edit/...
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Story by two people, but written by one... whose names go on cover?
My friend and I conceived of a story, a world, and set of characters. We started an LLC partnership so that this IP is split evenly. We then decided person B would write a book based on the story we ...
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Where can I go to find a co-author for my book series?
I am trying to locate a co-author for a book series I have planned. I have the basic premise and foundation done, and have written a rough "first page." But, even though I am a published ...
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Is it realistically viable to create a collaborative writing project?
Related: Software for collaborative writing for a small team
I know there a few notable examples of open collaborative writing, but they haven't really taken off. On the other hand, collaborative ...
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How to identify your own so-called "darlings"?
tl;dr; It recently occurred to me that I don't have a good smoke test for identifying those passages we might call "darlings". It can be hard enough to cull even the obvious darlings, but it ...
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How do you posthumously credit the authors of public domain content in your adaptation?
My question concerns the author Ben H. Winters who has recently published several books with himself listed as Jane Austen’s co-author. Sense and Sensibilities and Sea Monsters is one such novel ...
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Referring to one of the coauthors--should I simply use his or her name?
For example, Wang and Zimmermann are writing a research paper together. In their paper, they want to refer to Zimmermann's previous work (possibly with other coauthors).
Should they write "In the ...
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How do writers keep track of the changes when working together?
Is there a versioning system like git, but for writers? If many writers work together, how do you insure that they're all on the same page. Do you have to hold several meetings where people mention ...
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Suggesting changes in cowriting
I am about to cowrite a song with a friend, who already drafted something. I want to suggest edits. I find some changes in the form necessary because we want the song to be in a different style than ...
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How can I make my roleplay sentences more interesting, and less lengthy?
For the past four months, I've been writing back and forth with a friend of mine in a form of roleplay. Depending on what's happening, our replies range from a few sentences (usually with dialogue) to ...
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Collect comments on a draft document online
I am writing a collective report and I need to collect comments on the final text. I know that there is a free Google Docs option for that and it is fine. But I would like to find a tool that would ...
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Equipment for an Environmentally Friendly Writing Group
For many years, I was a member of a wonderful writing group where members met weekly, bringing multiple copies of their latest chapters for peer review. We would sit in a coffee shop and take turns ...
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Co-author Trouble
So, I was writing a book with my best friend, and half way through - at 70,000 words - she decides she doesn't want to write the book anymore; but I still can. And we didn't have any agreements or ...
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Owning comic book characters
I am currently writing an ongoing comic series, along with a co-author. Some of the characters in the book were created by me, some by the co-author, and some by third parties. All characters in ...
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With an introduction by
This was originally a part of my question about partnering with a website, but I think it's separate enough to deserve its own post:
Many books are published with an introduction by a better-known ...
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Co-branding a book with a website
For the last several months, I've had a a professional assignment writing an ongoing series for a well-known website. It was repurposed from a book I wasn't able to sell to a publisher. It's been ...
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Is there an online tool which supports shared writing?
I want to write a short story (and maybe later a book) together with a colleague from work.
Is there an online service which we can use to do this in a convenient way?
Useful features would be (not ...
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Feature film and finding a co-writer
I've written a few scripts for film, but think I need to collaborate with someone. I always run out of ideas. Where would I find a co-writer?
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Good screenwriting-specific collaboration software
My brother and I want to work on a screenplay together and are looking for a true real-time collaboration software that is also secure. Plotbot shows edits by all parties in real-time, but you have ...
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Are there any places to have community story development?
Are there any places or ways a group (general public or individually invited) of people can individually contribute to a communally developed story?
For example, a website or collaboration tool (...
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How do you track dependencies for your co-authors?
I and one or more co-authors, sometimes geographically distributed, are working on a set of related documents. Sometimes I will make a change in my part that affects someone else's part; this could ...
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Project management software using Google Drive
I am currently managing a project with writers, Content Reviewers, and Editors.
The documents are stored on Google Drive. At the moment the process is very convoluted and is quickly becoming a bottle ...
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Technical review process when using FrameMaker
I'm an engineer. At my company, engineers seem to spend a lot of time reviewing technical documentation written by people who work in different offices and time zones. Part of the reason we spend so ...
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Is there a "writer's room" for poetry?
Is poetry always a solo endeavor?
TV scriptwriting is classically done in a Writer's Room, where the show-runner outlines the main plot/character beats for a season, they and senior writers break out ...
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What resources are there for finding ONLINE writing partners?
I have been at looking at the different resources but many of them are for meetups in real life. What if I wanted to collaborate over the internet rather than face to face? Where could I go for that ...
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How do I make a contract with multiple authors
Someone suggested that I should make a question on this. I am making a book with multiple authors and we're all under 18 and I'm wondering how to make contracts with them. Just to say I'm trying to ...
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Podcast Transcripts: suggested collaborative tools?
I love accessibility, so any show that is 100% scripted, my script = the transcript, and I'm happy to share it.
For podcasts with a cohost, there's no easy transcription software, and fiverr is ...
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A heading on a paper
When you are doing a research paper or a writing and you have two people doing it, do you put a comma before the and in something like... By Arielle, and Bella?
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What's a word for a person who took a very rough story and made it into a book?
I have written a book.
Well, actually, my mother-in-law told the story of her experiences as a German forced laborer in the Soviet Union after World War II. This was given in German and recorded ...
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How do collaborating authors choose an agent?
If two authors collaborate, and each of them already has an agent - then who handles the collaborative work?
Do the authors decide to be jointly represented under one of their two agents? If that's ...
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How do we edit a novel that's written by several people?
Two other friends and I have been writing a fan fiction and we basically write a chapter each one after another every week. Now that we're nearing the end of the project, we've noticed that the ...
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Copyrighting illustrations I paid to have created
I wrote my first children's book. I hired an illustrator and paid for them to illustrate my book so I can self-publish and create the book for my son. I drew out each of the 8 spreads how I wanted ...
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How to write a joint book with each writer writing a character?
I have been looking through various books with a dungeon being the main character.
Regardless of the book, however, the character had to gain a physical body in order to forward the plot, which I ...
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How do I find a ghostwriter for a series of books?
Where do I find ghost writers? It's for a series I am developing for the Kindle singles series, also to be combined and sold as novels. Word count will be 5k - 20k - I am interested in splitting ...
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What is the average cost of software for DITA authoring?
I'm looking to buy some software for technical document authoring with DITA. The tech writing group will have at least 5-10 users, writing 100-pages long documents for several products in various ...
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How should I calculate the rate for a book I am writing as a co-author?
I work full time as a writer and a friend and long time collaborator of mine has asked whether I can help co author their book.
This job would entail two or three evenings a week on top of my job. I ...
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How to convert a roleplay into a book?
My partner and I usually enjoy role-playing together in free-form. I was thinking perhaps we could convert one of our role-plays into a book and publish it online. I wanted to ask if there are any ...
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Are separate acknowledgements sections for co-authors odd?
I'm writing a book with a co-author, and we disagree on who to thank. So, we're thinking of each writing our own short acknowledgements sections. For context, assume the book is just a regular book ...
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How can you start writing multi-author collaborative book?
We are a group of people who want to write collaborative a book, but since we are based in different locations, how can we go on with our writing?
Can you suggest a writing tool that might help us ...
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Shared worlds: are there any good collaborative sites out there?
Writing is something that I have wanted to do for some time, and I know that I don't currently have the skill set to do more than putter. Are there any shared world story sites that exist? A ...
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Where can I find people to collaborate with to edit/sell my work?
I'm not sure this is possible. I am looking for someone who can edit and sell. I have a series of books I can't get them off the ground. I am editing and selling challenged. I would be open to ...
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Editing an Anthology or Compilation
I'm interested in putting together an anthology --a work containing some original material, but also lengthy excerpts and/or full text of previously published material by other authors, from a variety ...
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How does collaboration affect a publishing contract?
A publishing contract is generally a contract between a publisher and an author; a collaboration seems to add an additional party to the agreement. I would like to know what kind of complications this ...
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Payment questions around joint publishing ebook over Kindle [closed]
I have a question specifically about ebook self publishing payments.
I am writing a book jointly, 50-50 with a partner. I read somewhere that Amazon Kindle pays per store front. However, there will ...
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How should book credit and profit be given for an individual editor?
I have no prior experience as an book/Ebook writer, nevertheless I've been able to write my first full book (which I feel that I did a good job on). However, I have an issue with my mom, who has been ...
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CREDIT: Doctoral student helping his mentor/professor write a book
Excited for an opportunity to help a mentor and professor complete the writing of his non-fiction poli-sci themed book by providing some 'conceptual editing and framing'. Over half of it is written ...
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Is there a way to license fictional characters, settings, ideas, et cetera?
I hope this is not too vague, but I'm wondering if there is a way to release fictional creations in a way that would allow other writers to freely use them.
E.g., let's say I have a fictional ...
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How do big creative writing projects with multiple people work, preferably in the videogame industry?
I was reading some questions and answers on this site about writing for video games, when I stumbled upon this answer that mentions some things I am not familiar with.
In an ideal world, there ...
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What constitutes a co-author credit?
I have been writing my first project that I intend for publication, and as with older projects, I have been bouncing ideas off of people here and there when I am in a creative rut. But how much help ...
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