Comments on: Collaborative writing

By: anonymom

anonymom — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 03:54:52 +0000

I just discovered ficlets the other day and thought it was a very cool concept. (It reminded me of story exercises we used to do in an acting class when I was a kid…we had to tell a sentence of a story and then pass it onto the next child, a lesson in improv. I loved it but sat next to someone who ummmed and ahhhhed their whole way through!) I sat on ficlets reading for about an hour but never contributed because I felt I might ruin a story!

By: Robin Mizell

Robin Mizell — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 00:32:00 +0000

I can’t imagine collaboration as fun (in most circumstances), but scriptwriters must. How do they deal with the inevitable power struggles? Is excellence at team sports a prerequisite?

By: davidbcoe

davidbcoe — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 16:38:38 +0000

Interesting stuff, Robin. I’ve always wanted to try collaborating on a story or novel, but I also know that I work best in solitude and have a rather idiosyncratic creative process. So I tend to shy away from the idea of something that I’m eager to try. Weird. Anyway, your post got me thinking about it again. Maybe at some point I’ll do something…

By: rhea

rhea — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 23:25:10 +0000

Very interesting topic. Thanks….