Co-authoring

168 votes

I would like to be able to co-author a novel with someone else.

Done Editing Suggested by: Jacob from Dabble (30 Nov, '17) • Upvoted: 02 Mar, '23 • Comments: 17

Comments: 17

01 Jan, '18
Maya
Love this idea. I really enjoy working with other writers and getting involved in the community. Linking this app with the ability to co-write a section (Maybe with password access or email address access like google drive) would rock! Especially if it had an integrated chat or video system.
06 Sep, '18
Jennifer
Not only for co-authoring, but allowing editors to be able to access your work and use a track changes function to leave suggestions and comments.
29 Nov, '18
Chet Sandberg
Right now I cut and paste into a Google Doc for Alpha/Beta readers and I'll likely use Gdocs for editors, too. It would be great if it could be done in the Dabble, but I wonder about whether both the Alphas/Betas and/or editors would need to have a subscription to Dabble to be able to access it.
03 Mar, '19
Rin
I'm curious about where this one is on the agenda? I see it's planned, but not sure how far along we are. I've been co-writing in google docs for years and would love to get those projects into Dabble. Also, convert more writers into Dabblers. ^^
04 Mar, '19
Jacob from Dabble Admin
It isn't set in the agenda yet Rin. Hoping this year though. Sorry for being noncommittal. :D
16 Apr, '19
Bella
I would add, letting an editor in AND being able to mark the sections of text with a status. Like Outlined, In work, Needs Edit, done. My editor comes in as I work.
22 Jun, '19
Victoria
I agree with Jeniffer about the editing side of things
01 Jul, '20
Rin
Possibly on the agenda for 2020, or still further down on the list?
06 Nov, '20
SpookyPookie
Google Drive just keeps getting worse and worse in so many ways. I LOVE Dabble and I love all of the features it already has, and co-authoring is the thing I am absolutely the most psyched for!
10 Jan, '21
Monica
Any news (further to May 2019) on when this feature will be available?
28 Mar, '21
Ella
I see this has been planned for quite a while but it still isn't a thing. Any update??????
18 Apr, '21
Kate
Dying for an update on this! I have a co-author on a series and we are hobbling along with Google Drive, which is increasingly unsustainable as our project grows. She's diehard scrivener but it is totally unwieldy for collaborative projects. Save us, Dabble, save us!!!!
02 May, '21
Renee
As others have mentioned having the ability to co-author would be amazing. I am working on my second anthology with a group of 14 other author's and while Google Drive works it just doesn't have the ability to set up the novel like Dabble does.
16 Jun, '21
Alyssa
Or allowing people to be "editors". Similar to suggestion mode in google docs.
02 Sep, '21
Nicole
I will be transparent: this is the one feature keeping me from using Dabble almost exclusively. I rely on my writing buddy to read and comment on my work. We also have a project together and just can't work anywhere but Google Docs effectively, which is a shame because the Dabble layout is 1000% time better
25 Jun, '22
Aaron
How do i remove a co author? For some reason when I hit delete nothing happens.
17 Apr, '23
Alicia Wilkerson Admin
"Linking Manuscripts for Co-Authors" (suggested by Summer Hicks on 2023-03-02), including upvotes (1) and comments (0), was merged into this suggestion.