Brandon asked Raven St. Pierre:

Congratulations on doing a joint work! What was it like doing a collaborative project with another New Adult writer? What were some of the challanges you faced during the project and how did you both overcome them? What do you think made this collaboration successful and will your fans be seeing other collobrations in the future?

Raven St. Pierre Thank you, thank you!!
Collaborating with Victoria on "Only Love" was a first for me. In the past, I've wondered how an experience like this would suit me because I'm such a control freak when it comes to writing (which I could afford to be because I've always done it alone); however, this endeavor was far more pleasant than I imagined.
What I enjoyed most about this process was having someone to pour as much creative energy into the project as I did. In general, that can be extremely draining - fabricating settings, dialogue, and characters who have some measure of depth to them. Working with a fellow author meant that building this particular story world was a shared task. With someone else working alongside me, it was nearly impossible to have writer's block.
Another aspect of co-authoring that I found enjoyable was getting to see up close and personal how another writer worked (her writing process). No matter how much you think you know, there's always something to be absorbed by watching others. This experience was no different.
From the beginning, we established a strong line of communication where we were both comfortable asking questions, sharing our thoughts and feelings, and hashing out concerns. We set ourselves on a writing schedule and stuck to it for the most part. When one had difficulty with a scene, we came together and worked through them together.
What made this collaboration successful was that Victoria and I had similar visions of how the story of Adam and Aubrey would start, progress, and end. For that reason there was little difference of opinion as we wrote.
Looking forward to hearing what you think of the story when it's released in a couple months! As far as what the future holds in terms more collaborations... we'll just have to wait and see :)

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