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Dear Book Team:

Included in this email is a paragraph about the experiment that triggered the idea for a collaborative book writing effort. (see below in bold) I saw a common thread when I read this story and talked with Misty about how that idea could be transplanted/tweaked/adapted to address her stated desire to begin publishing. This idea seemed like a good solution to the challenge of finding time to write.Your invitation to participate in this project is the result Here is a list of names that I culled from the last email. Please tell me if there are any omissions.

Potential collaborators; Allen Partridge Dr. James Lenze Claudia Linden Catherine Parsons Cynthia Kevin Jarrett KJ Haxx

Perhaps because of my improv training, my instinct is not to limit anything at this point.

If we end up with 20 people who think they want to contribute it wouldn't be a bad thing. Experience teaches, when a group of people endeavor to collaborate on a creative project, there will be gaps between intention and execution. When the first blush of inspiration wears off and the magnitude of the work sets in, some will elect to retreat from their commitment.

I would like your input on the validity of the following position statement; "Above and beyond the conditions sited in the previous paragraph there will be thematic and artistic considerations. If any one person's writing style is utterly unique---to the extent that it is disturbing or jarring to a sense of continuity for the reader, the Three Musketeers approach (all for one, one for all!) will have to be abandoned. We will need to be clear at the outset that willingness to contribute is not the sole criteria for being included in the final draft."

Practical considerations;

400 words to a page 30 pages= your chapter is a 12,000 word essay. The first four hundred and the last four hundred words should/could transition your topics


 * 1) inspiration for this collaborative effort

In what began as a half dare, the editors, Gavin Heaton and Drew McLellan challenged bloggers around the world to contribute one page — 400 words — on the topic of "conversation". The resulting book, The Age of Conversation, brings together over 100 of the world's leading marketers, writers, thinkers and creative innovators in a ground-breaking and unusual publication. And in the spirit of conversation, you can follow-up and extend your interest in the topics covered in the book at the Age of Conversation blog — [|www.ageofconversation.com]. All the proceeds from the sale of this book (less printing and shipping) go to Variety, the Children's Charity. We thank you for supporting this initiative with your purchase.

Maureen P.S. It would seem to me that in the interest of getting everyone on the same page using the

[|http://www.wikispaces.com/- /2ahbpSJBzI3IaLg5YjkRWc] space that Peggy created is a really good idea. My only issue with that tool is that it doesn't send an email when there is an update? or am I missing something? The Ning collaboration tool can be built up into a very robust resource but someone more familiar with the challenge than myself needs to be willing to put in the time.