ProcessFest Day 5: Collaborators

[jjtaylor]

Day 5 of processfest  ! Share your creative process.

Today's prompt: Collaborators

Tell us about your go-to creative buddies. You don't have to name names, but this is the place to talk about what your collaborator brings to your creative process, how the two-or-three-or-many of you work together, how you figured out how to work together, and why it works. None of us create entirely alone, so who gives you a hand when you stumble? Who helps you get unstuck? Who is that person who always understands what you were trying to do and helps you make it happen?


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Comments

[pennyplainknits]

Writing-wise, I have a group of four-five people that I send bits of WIPs to. We aren't co-writers in the actual sense of the word, but their input has been invaluable in getting stories started and in shaping the plot and characterisation. I have another friend who is great at inspiring new stories- so much of what I write is her fault ;-)

In terms of podfic, it takes a lot for me to be able to trust people with my raw files. I've had the same beta, dodificus, for years. I've also co-created podfics as part of pod_together which was scary (making myself so vulnerable to the creative process with people) but also hugely rewarding. I got to be part of one of my favourite 'verses and work with amazing authors <33

[ilthit]

I never had a regular co-conspirator, but the first time anything I wrote and finished broke 40,000 words was when I was co-writing with Jeminisoul. I've done it again since on my own, but I needed that to find out it was possible, and I'm still just so pleased.

Other collaborations I can remember:
- Chris colouring some of my art (because he thought it was so bad he wanted to see if it could be improved...)
- A couple of humorous round robins, including the fabled Bit of Earth Hilarious Story, to which I contributed a little. Those things were always funnier to the people writing them, than to any outsider.

I suppose challenges could sort of count as collaborations with the issuer, and goodness knows I've done countless of those. But mostly I am on my own.

Sometimes I wish I did have a collaborator, especially on original stuff. I'd like to know if what I was writing was any good, or at least could entertain one person who doesn't live inside my head - it would give me confidence.

[reflectedeve]

Musings on creative partnerships.