Two Writers, One Story - co-authoring a book by Susanne O'Leary
I have, with my co-writer Pete Morin, just published Full Irish , a political suspense story set in Boston and Ireland. This is my second co-written project, my first being the two Virtual books that I wrote with my fellow Swede, Ola Zaltin. I never thought I'd do this again, as I'm quite happy writing my romantic fiction stories all on my own. Writing the Virtual books was fun and very educational, as my then co-writer was not a novelist but a scriptwriter of Wallander fame. Our working method was not easy but Ola Zaltin was forced, because of his own commitments, to let me take complete control during the first draft and then he just sketched in his own take. His knowledge of Swedish criminal procedures was invaluable, and also his superb plotting skills. But I did the whole story arc, the characters, dialogue and the settings. The result was unusual to say the least. But it was hard work and, although the two novels were well received, we didn't feel we could rep...