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I take a cautious approach to collaborative writing. It’s not that I don’t enjoy collaborating, or want very much for it to work out. it’s just that, in practice, it often doesn’t. And I’m speaking from experience. Lots of writing workshops, some blogs, personal projects, etc. have taught me to be wary.

That said, I approached MixedInk with open arms, hoping that maybe a tool designed for the purpose would help make the process go more smoothly. MixedInk is new free collaborative writing tool, which uses a democratic process that allows users to choose which bits stay and which get tossed. Slate.com is using MixedInk for an inaugural speech competition it’s holding, and their article about it here nicely outlines MixedInk’s features.

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