I am not sure how to work it but think that each of use can do our own articles for our areas but tie them together with a title that starts off the same.
My year is also running down so we will have most of the winter to think and plan.. I am looking at my pictures and still working on ideas of how to use them. There is no rush to get started on this one.
Thought if you do have pictures you can go to the Article management area and play around to see what you like a article look like.