FiveSolving the Space–Time Conundrum
“Some choices must be made that are difficult. Nonetheless, we must make them.… The fate of the entire space–time continuum may rest on your shoulders!”
—Professor Emmet Brown (Christopher Lloyd), Back to the Future screenplay, fourth draft
Once you’ve found the right writing partner, you have a new problem to solve—where and when will you work? It’s a tricky enough problem for solo writers, but the difficulty is doubled for writing teams. You have to consider two sets of creative habits. Two circadian rhythms. And two lives packed with family commitments, relationship issues, social obligations, and that pesky problem of making a living.
For us, where and when we write together has evolved—a process itself. ...
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