Non-Fiction Books

Writers Nikoo and James McGoldrick know from experience: collaborative writing can more than double creativity. Writing under the name May McGoldrick, these authors have produced a dozen award-winning novels, with more than one million copies in print in eight different languages. Now, with Marriage of Minds , the McGoldricks share the secrets behind their successful writing relationship. Part how-to book, part relationship book, Marriage of Minds presents the strategies and techniques you need for creating successful collaborations and successful fiction. Drawing on their own personal and professional relationship - and on the relationships of other well-known collaborative teams - the McGoldricks walk writers through the essentials of a successful writing collaboration: finding the "write" partner developing skills in communication and the art of compromise establishing guidelines providing constructive feedback approaching a publisher promoting yourselves and your work. All you and your partner need are the ideas and the talent. Marriage of Minds will supply you with the rest.