tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post4776551916665282050..comments2024-03-26T23:41:10.319+00:00Comments on Authors Electric: Two Writers, One Story - co-authoring a book by Susanne O'LearyKatherine Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17196712319655603442noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-42152516593546134542015-01-01T21:37:55.827+00:002015-01-01T21:37:55.827+00:00I might add that I had read and thoroughly enjoyed...I might add that I had read and thoroughly enjoyed Pete's first novel, Diary of a Small Fish, so I knew I'd enjoy working with him. <br /><br />Virtual Strangers was my first introduction to working with a crime writer. It was a steep learning curve and I'm still climbing... susannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10641069952150378913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-37590622709838589302015-01-01T21:02:35.673+00:002015-01-01T21:02:35.673+00:00Lydia, by the time we got to looking at the cover ...Lydia, by the time we got to looking at the cover design, we’d been through plenty, as you might imagine. The illusion of name size meant nothing by then, although we did both notice it and ask the artist about it.<br /><br />As Susanne mentioned, we wrote this from conception to completion in 6 months, as opposed to my usual 30 months without help (I am terribly handicapped in that area). With the collaborative effort, we were able to come up with a plot in a matter of days. THAT’S why I pursued the collaboration in the first place!<br /><br />I should also say that although we wrote in different genres, I had no hesitation to pursue the project with Susanne because (a) we had become virtual friends years earlier through our association with Authonomy, and (b) I thoroughly enjoyed her collaboration with Ola Saltin in Virtual Strangers. So I knew what I was getting into!<br />Pete Morinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08173766103317337527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-19050561354940707072015-01-01T14:20:16.495+00:002015-01-01T14:20:16.495+00:00Yes, Lydia, 'his' name is shorter, thus th...Yes, Lydia, 'his' name is shorter, thus the optical illusion of it looking bigger.<br /><br />And of course, one of us had to back down once the other had presented a convincing reason for doing it his/her way. But we always agreed in the end.<br /><br />susannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10641069952150378913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-59320294755116787092014-12-31T12:11:51.325+00:002014-12-31T12:11:51.325+00:00Thought provoking post! I've co-written langua...Thought provoking post! I've co-written language books for modern language courses but i can't imagine co-writing a novel. I see his name is bigger on the cover, is that just because it's shorter? ;) seriously, many pairs of writers would be like Frasier and Niles co-writing a book on sibling rivalry which couldn't get past the first line! Those arguments you mention, surely one person has to back down? but I'm sure when the combo works, the results are greater than the sum of the two parts! Lydia Bennethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09328239009863878547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-32747597585691082872014-12-30T15:52:21.222+00:002014-12-30T15:52:21.222+00:00Interesting post, Susanne. I'm sure I'm to...Interesting post, Susanne. I'm sure I'm too much of a control-freak to co-write anything!Debbie Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06761474820689143835noreply@blogger.com