By Angela Haupt Angela Haupt Freelance writer Bio Follow February 28 Meet cute, commit and then start churning out the beautiful fruits of close collaboration. Such is the relationship trajectory for many co-writers, who choose to navigate the publishing world with a partner. Here’s how three writing duos make it work, and why they traded in the often-solitary writing life for some company.
Authors Christina Hobbs and Lauren Billings. The logistics: Hobbs lives in Salt Lake City; Billings in Orange County, Calif. On a recent January morning, Billings was preparing to fly to Utah so the duo could outline another book, an exercise they prefer to do in person. They then split the work, often by point of view or chapter, and edit each other once the first draft is complete. Pacing can be a challenge, they point out: Billings is a faster writer than Hobbs.