: Re: Non-Linear Storyline: Dynamic vs. Static chapter sequence While this question may be a little nit-picky I realize chapters do help the flow of a book, and, since I'm now plotting a novel, I

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This is how I see it:

Static:

Pros:

You can easier edit some subplots to fit better to main story
Easy to follow by reader

Cons:

You can give away the information, that every chapter is new subplot. duh
The overall flow of the story can be boring

Dynamic:

Pros:

Better flow of the story
Reader is given away the information exactly at time you want them to know

Cons:

Harder to follow by reader
Harder to edit in the later stages

Personally, as writer, I incline more to the static story building scheme. As reader, I totally love the dynamic one. Great example of totally well built dynamic story is Terry Prachett Discoworld stories

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