Writing novels with partners
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Okay, so my friend wants to write a book with me, and thats fine, but I had the idea first, and she's kinda...destroying it. Its so hard, and she's gotten rid of some of my characters, and I hate to admit it, but sometimes she can be a better writer than me. But sometimes she puts TOO much detail. She always wants to get together and write it, but...sometimes I don't want to. What do I do?
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Organise something like, she does one chapter, you do another, and you swap them when you've finished to make sure it makes sense. That'll keep you out of each other's hair and you can write a note under the chapters for what you think they could improve. The rule would be, you can't change anything in the chapter unless the author agrees to it. Talk to her about plot and organise it. Try to bring your characters back in.
Hope this helped... and good luck!
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I agree with Durrie; organise who does what and when.
As for your problem on not liking what she writes and all of that, you're just going to have to be honest. Don't literally say 'I hate what you write', just let her know when you're not too keen on something. For example, tell her in advance that you want to keep your characters in the story and that she could maybe tone down on the detail. If there's a section of her writing that you don't like, just ask her if she could change a few things.
When it comes to the writing better than you thing, don't be so hard on yourself! To your mind, your writing is never as good as what it actually is. Anyway, so what if your friends writing is better in some parts. Don't be jealous, it won't get you anywhere! Just be glad that you have some good parts in your story. Besides, your friend might feel the same way about you. She might think that you're a much better writer than her.
xoxo Skins
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