-Dave

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Paisley – Art can definitely inspire writing. I talked a bit about that in my post last week. I think the further away from a genre you practice than what inspires you, it really increases the odds of new mixtures of art. As for understanding one another, it’s quite rare, indeed to find someone like that. Sean and I have gelled better than ever I would have dreamed when I first read his words last summer.

Marc – Thank you. I like your description.

Tumblemoose – Hah, on the rich agent! Thank you for the nice words. Funny you should mention the first words of this post. I gave no thought at all to how to begin the post when I wrote it. Usually, I labor over the start of any piece of writing, searching for the perfect words. Even looking at it now, I’m not sure I would have chose these words had I given it more thought. But, thank you, I appreciate the compliment.

Sean – ditto, bro.

Vered – It’s definitely something you should try at least once. It’s like having a kid with someone (man, I am really trying not to make this seem romantic in any way). What I mean is that if you were to produce a child on your own, you’d know pretty much what it’ll be like. However, when you add someone else to the mix, you get their influences, which continue to surprise you as you look at what you’ve helped bring into the world.

Avital – I learned to never hold back on critiques when I worked at the newspaper. I had to leave my ego at the door and listen to what more seasoned journalists told me about my work. And they were right each and every time. Well, almost every time. At any rate, I find the only way to grow is to find someone with a critical eye whom you can bounce stuff off of. It’s tough, especially when you’re friends with someone, because you don’t want to hurt their feelings. When Sean shows me stuff, I treat him like a pro and don’t spare his feelings if I think something isn’t working. I don’t say, “Man, you call THIS writing?!” or anything like that. I just say what doesn’t work and why. Fortunately, there’s not much that he shows me that has serious issues, which makes it a whole lot easier.

Melissa – Thanks, I purposely avoided most vampire fiction so as not to shade this story with any influence. I want this thing to be as pure as possible, save for the influences already working on me. I look forward to hearing your thoughts on our story.

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Your collaboration obviously works like magic. So all I have to say is => “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”

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Very interesting. I just got through commenting on Iain Broomes Write For Your Life blog where he has a new post on collaboration and tips to make it happen successfully.

Yours is a nice round out, real life addition.

David, you’ve got a great writing style. I was pulled into this post from the first sentence. It’s highly likely that you and Sean will be a writing force to be reckoned with – You’re going to make some agent very rich.

It will be fun to watch.

George

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