Wow, thanks for asking. I'm glad it appears seamless, that is of course what we were going for!
Let's see, how to describe the process. Most of the time we'd have a plan mapped out for the scene -- which may run the gamut from detailed to vague -- and we pick a POV. About 80% of the time, she does the River parts and I do the Doctor parts. At that point we just let the characters do their thing, and we toss the scene back and forth, usually writing in a chat window. And the characters are so much fun, they just start *doing* things, and they surprise us LOL.
In terms of style, I think that this method works to our advantage, that in places where one person is doing more of the writing, it flows with the POV switches and helps us underscore the characterization. Or at least, I hope that's what it does LOL.
During the revising process, we'll switch it around a bit more, and for example, I'll write some of the River thoughts and she'll write some of the Doctor's actions and dialogue, in places where we need to clarify things or emphasize points. So by the time we've gone through a few drafts, the distinctions aren't quite so clear, but hopefully the result is worth it!
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Date: 2013-12-16 06:12 pm (UTC)Let's see, how to describe the process. Most of the time we'd have a plan mapped out for the scene -- which may run the gamut from detailed to vague -- and we pick a POV. About 80% of the time, she does the River parts and I do the Doctor parts. At that point we just let the characters do their thing, and we toss the scene back and forth, usually writing in a chat window. And the characters are so much fun, they just start *doing* things, and they surprise us LOL.
In terms of style, I think that this method works to our advantage, that in places where one person is doing more of the writing, it flows with the POV switches and helps us underscore the characterization. Or at least, I hope that's what it does LOL.
During the revising process, we'll switch it around a bit more, and for example, I'll write some of the River thoughts and she'll write some of the Doctor's actions and dialogue, in places where we need to clarify things or emphasize points. So by the time we've gone through a few drafts, the distinctions aren't quite so clear, but hopefully the result is worth it!