Alexa and I started tagging on 'Room at the Edge', the sequel to 'Room at the Top' yesterday.

People sometimes ask how co-writing works; for us, it's really trouble free. We draft out a plot via email, open a Google doc and start to tag, trading paragraphs back and forth. The tags can be a couple of lines or a couple of hundred words, depending.

Back when we started to write together, we'd each pick a character and be the only one to write them, but that, though it was good in that it gave the characters a distinct voice, got cumbersome. We started to borrow each others character for a few lines, then more, and things got faster.

Now, we tend to dream up a character each, choose their eye color, hair, characteristics and such, but after creating a character bible, we both write them.

Co-writing is fast. Alone, I struggle to do a thousand words a day, staring blankly at an equally blank screen; tagging, we can do 5,000 a day without any difficulty.

I'd never give up solo writing, but there's no denying that co-writing is a breeze.

Of course, that's because I've got Alexa on the other end of the tag and she rocks :-)
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Published on June 16, 2012 16:27 • 196 views • Tags: alexa-snow, room-at-the-edge, room-at-the-top
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message 1: by Emma (new)

Emma SQUEE!


message 2: by Jane (new)

Jane Thank you! It's due to the publisher in October so it might not be out until early 2013, but we're excited to be returning to these three.


message 3: by Syfy (new)

Syfy Really? Really really? I second Emma's *squee*, and thank you oh so kindly! Exciting new's indeed, ... how many day's til 2013? LoL!


message 4: by Virginia (new)

Virginia Looking forward to Room at the Edge!!!!


message 5: by Girlinglasses (new)

Girlinglasses My most favourite m/m/m ever.
can. not. wait.


message 6: by Jane (new)

Jane Syfy wrote: "Really? Really really? I second Emma's *squee*, and thank you oh so kindly! Exciting new's indeed, ... how many day's til 2013? LoL!"

I'm so glad you're looking forward to it; thank you!


message 7: by Jane (new)

Jane Virginia wrote: "Looking forward to Room at the Edge!!!!"

Thank you! It might sound weird since I'm writing it, but so am I :-)


message 8: by Jane (new)

Jane Girlinglasses wrote: "My most favourite m/m/m ever.
can. not. wait."


Aww, thank you! That means a lot.


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