Two Heads Are Better Than One: Inside the Co-Author Partnership

Mystery & Crime • Writing Life & Creativity
2014
Featuring Anita Carter, Bette Lamb, J.J. Lamb, Marly Lee Woods, Meg Mims, Sharon Pisacreta

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Writing teams Sparkle Abbey, D.E. Ireland, and married collaborators Bette and J.J. Lamb discuss the art of collaboration. This conversation explores how co-authors divide the work, resolve creative differences, and blend voices into a seamless story, revealing why sometimes two minds really are better than one.

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