: I want my coauthor to feel comfortable making changes to my work I'm sending a draft to my coauthor (senior and more experienced). I'm new to the world of coauthoring and was wondering what

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Based on my 25+ years of academic co-authorship: Your co-author definitely won't feel free to change everything unless you tell him so directly. Don't feel awkward. Some people fall in love with their first draft and only want the co-author to "improve" it but not "change" it. If it's a really good first draft that's not so bad, as it will speed publication. But usually, the first draft needs changing, not just improving. And sometimes serious changing. So let your co-author know you're not one of those types. Your wording sounds good to me.

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