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Q&A Can I write my sub stories separately?

I am writing a novel with two groups of characters. They will have their own adventures, and meet somewhere after the middle to take on the main villain. Now in the book, the stories will be inter...

1 answer  ·  posted 13y ago by Shantnu Tiwari‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T01:58:34Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/4120
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Shantnu Tiwari‭ · 2019-12-08T01:58:34Z (almost 5 years ago)
I am writing a novel with two groups of characters. They will have their own adventures, and meet somewhere after the middle to take on the main villain.

Now in the book, the stories will be interspersed, as they are happening at the same time and roughly the same space.

But I was wondering, will it be easier for me to write the sub stories separately (keeping in mind the overall picture), such that the whole story of group A is written first, then group B , and then combine them at the end? This is for the first draft of course.

Are there any downsides to doing this?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2011-10-05T09:26:40Z (about 13 years ago)
Original score: 7