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Merseyuser1 Since: Sep, 2011
#1: Aug 27th 2018 at 5:07:13 AM

Since I\'ve been doing my worldbuilding (it got a Continuity Reboot in June), I think I\'ve unintentionally wrote my characters\' stories in an Anachronic Order without realizing it.

The first story I wrote was set in the Present Day, then another one shifted to 2005 when the protagonist was 25, then to Christmas 2016, and then 1998, before going back to the Present Day. (My worldbuilding is currently Slice Of Life genre)

OK, so these were all different mediums - the first two were written, the third one a sort of Web Comic-style format (well, hand-drawn comic - admittedly, poorly-drawn, although my artwork can slowly get better over time!), and the third written as an attempt at Epistolary (in this case, a diary with Stylistic Suck and bad teenage grammar).

I currently have six characters as main characters, this was focusing on the protagonist Rebecca \"Becky\" (surname not decided), an Action Girl (not that she gets the opportunity to do much now).

I do sometimes use Fictional Media to tell my worldbuilding, but this is one where I haven\'t used it.

What do you think are the pros and cons of having your work in Anachronic Order (non-linear styling).

Have you unintentionally done this, or is it intentional?

I\'m interested to know!

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