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Q&A Is a sequel allowed to start before the end of the first book?

I'm writing 2 stories simultaneously. The first one spans 17 years. The second picks up where the first left off... but only about 25% of the way in. The sequel seems to work best if I introduce ...

2 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by Evil Sparrow‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

#4: Attribution notice removed by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-14T20:45:28Z (over 4 years ago)
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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T12:12:12Z (over 4 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by (deleted user) · 2019-12-08T12:12:12Z (over 4 years ago)
I'm writing 2 stories simultaneously. The first one spans 17 years. The second picks up where the first left off... but only about 25% of the way in.

The sequel seems to work best if I introduce the new characters about 5 years before the end of book 1, but most of the characters don't fit into the first story. (One of them does appear, but only for a single chapter.)

Am I allowed to have a sequel that starts 5 years before the first book ends, or will I need to do something else with that 25%?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2019-06-14T23:10:46Z (almost 5 years ago)
Original score: 7