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I don't know a lot of writers who write out of order. But Kristine Kathryn Rusch does, and her writing is awesome wins lots of awards in multiple genres. You will likely need some skill at gluing ...

posted 8y ago by Dale Hartley Emery‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Dale Hartley Emery‭ · 2019-12-08T05:40:09Z (almost 5 years ago)
I don't know a lot of writers who write out of order. But Kristine Kathryn Rusch does, and her writing is awesome wins lots of awards in multiple genres.

You will likely need some skill at gluing the pieces together, whether by writing short transitions or by writing scenes and chapters to bridge the parts you wrote earlier.

And you may have to be comfortable tossing out stuff that doesn't fit. (Which is easier if you treat it all as practice.)

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