Hey guys. Gonna recomend you a very lovely online tool that should work beautifully in conjunction with yWriter.
Etherpad is a simple, online text editing program with real-time collaboration at its core. Because it is strictly online that means that there is no software to download and install so it works accross all platforms. Also, it is the only one that I've seen so far that offers true real-time collaboration. Your writing partner's words actually appear on screen one-by-one and in a highlight that is color-coded to them.
It also features a chat tool so you can discuss the material on hand without using an instant messenger or skype or whatever.
The only downside is that it's in Beta right now due to the load the synchronization server software (the part the makes the magic happen) puts on the hardware-servers. It isn't really an issue of poor programming (though they are working on streamlining it) as much as it is the sheer amount of traffic. To resolve this issue, the makers of Etherpad have enacted a system of authorization. You apply for a link that will let you make a new Etherpad anytime you like, and when they are sure they have the room for the traffic (usually in a day or two now) they'll email you that link. They only ask that you not distribute that link as it could make things for thme very difficult.
My only gripe about it is that you need a low-ping connection - something that I'm lacking over here. The net traffic here on my base has gone insane since the USS George Washington arrived. Even so, I get a connection with enough regularity that I use it often to work on my collaboration projects with my writting partner.
Enjoy!
http://etherpad.com/
Etherpad is a simple, online text editing program with real-time collaboration at its core. Because it is strictly online that means that there is no software to download and install so it works accross all platforms. Also, it is the only one that I've seen so far that offers true real-time collaboration. Your writing partner's words actually appear on screen one-by-one and in a highlight that is color-coded to them.
It also features a chat tool so you can discuss the material on hand without using an instant messenger or skype or whatever.
The only downside is that it's in Beta right now due to the load the synchronization server software (the part the makes the magic happen) puts on the hardware-servers. It isn't really an issue of poor programming (though they are working on streamlining it) as much as it is the sheer amount of traffic. To resolve this issue, the makers of Etherpad have enacted a system of authorization. You apply for a link that will let you make a new Etherpad anytime you like, and when they are sure they have the room for the traffic (usually in a day or two now) they'll email you that link. They only ask that you not distribute that link as it could make things for thme very difficult.
My only gripe about it is that you need a low-ping connection - something that I'm lacking over here. The net traffic here on my base has gone insane since the USS George Washington arrived. Even so, I get a connection with enough regularity that I use it often to work on my collaboration projects with my writting partner.
Enjoy!
http://etherpad.com/