Collaborating on a Writing Project: Challenges and Rewards

What happens when two good friends – both experienced writers – decide to write a play together? Will their writing styles clash, or mesh? How do they navigate differences of opinion? How do they get beyond being nice to each other and start being honest with each other? Tony Targan and Dave Durham are Detroit-area creative multi-hyphenates (acting, directing, playwriting) who embarked on an adventure in writing that was new to both of them. Learn why they did it and what the outcome was in this lively and frank conversation. It may inspire you to reach out to a fellow writer for a collaborative project yourself! You will also hear some brave writer read from their work-in-progress for Open Mic Night at the Badass Writers Café – and you'll get a chance to critique it afterward. There will be a Question of the Week, answered by podcast listeners. This one's about money! And finally, if your creative motivation is running low, you'll get it charged back up with an inspirational quote by Margaret Atwood. Tony Targan                                                    Dave Durham Find out more about Dave Durham at: https://www.stagescreenandme.com/ Find out more about Tony Targan at: https://www.tonytargan.com/ In addition to writing together, Dave and Tony are also collaborating together onstage in The Outsider, and it's being performed at Farmington Players Barn in Farmington Hills, Michigan. If you are in the metro Detroit area, you should see this show! Farmington Players does great theatre. You've only got until Feb. 28 to see it. Here's the theatre's website: https://www.farmingtonplayers.org/ and here is the link to tickets to The Outsider: https://ci.ovationtix.com/35951/production/1236406 Find Write Like a Badass on: ·        Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/writelikeabad ·        Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/writelikeabadass?igsh=b3YwOHU5MjAzbGE2 ·        TikTok: WriteLikeABadass ·        Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@WriteLikeaBadass ·        Website: https://writelikeabadass.com/ Email recordings of: ·     Your answer to the Question of the Week ·        A three-minute sample of your work, and ·        general comments to: [email protected] Help me keep this podcast going and get bonus content by supporting me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/WriteLikeaBadass (confirm that this is live) Here is the link my video-and-download course, How to Self-Publish Your Badass Book on Amazon: https://writelikeabadass.teachable.com/p/how-to-self-publish-your-badass-book-on-amazon Find Connor Fischetti's music on Bandcamp. Download the free app or go to the website (https://bandcamp.com/) and look for the albums: ·        Connor Fischetti (Connor Fischetti Band), and ·        Cricket (Boiler Room Band)