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Q&A Do books have to be written in sequence?

So can we write the interesting action bits first, then add in the in between stuff, that maybe needed to understand the story or characters, but isnt so exciting by itself? For example the intere...

3 answers  ·  posted 13y ago by Shantnu Tiwari‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T01:37:38Z (over 4 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/2909
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Shantnu Tiwari‭ · 2019-12-08T01:37:38Z (over 4 years ago)
So can we write the interesting action bits first, then add in the in between stuff, that maybe needed to understand the story or characters, but isnt so exciting by itself?

For example the interesting scene maybe a scene where the hero fights ninjas and sharks(or ninjas on sharks ;-) ) , but there might have been a earlier scene where the hero talked to his informers to find the villains lair.

So can we write the action scene first, then go back and write the other parts?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2011-05-26T10:38:35Z (almost 13 years ago)
Original score: 12