Morning Workshop: Create with Co-Authors: How to Use Effective Collaboration to Level Up Your Writing Career
Many authors consider joining forces with other writers to multiply their creative might. Are you:
Wondering what the different co-author models are and how they fit your writing and publishing goals?
Curious about the benefits and challenges of co-authoring?
Confused about what working agreements will protect your interests?
Wanting to keep conflict between the book pages and not between you and your co-authors?
This workshop will introduce what you want to consider if you are thinking about being a part of a co-writing project and point you in the right direction for what other questions you may want to ask—and where to find answers.
About Crystal (CJ) Hunt and Eileen Cook
Eileen Cook is a multi-published, award-winning author with her novels appearing in nine languages. She’s written YA, Middle-Grade, Non-fiction, and most recently under the pen name Kate MacIntosh, an adult historical novel that People magazine named a best book of December. She’s an instructor/mentor with The Creative Academy and Simon Fraser University’s The Writer’s Studio. Eileen is also a co-author of several books in The Creative Academy for Writers Guide series and has toyed with fiction co-writing.
Crystal (CJ) Hunt is an author, health psychologist, podcaster, and very human curator of bright ideas. She has been published in a wide variety of genres (romance, children’s books and non-fiction) under various pen names over the past two decades, and you can learn about her latest projects online at crystalhuntauthor.com and GoThinkabout.com. Crystal is also a co-author of several books in The Creative Academy for Writers Guides series.
Afternoon Session: Anthology vs. Multi-Author Series
Have you participated in an multi-author anthology or multi-author series? Do you want to do it? Join us for a discussion with members who have done it. Learn the ups and downs, the pros and cons, and how to ensure that you don't lose the rights to your original work.
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