tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-739961185981895710.post1036963493107136978..comments2023-10-28T07:58:16.825-07:00Comments on Regarding Reading and Writing (and Sometimes Life): Timey-Wimey TimelinesAbbey Stellingwerffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10426609355118356332noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-739961185981895710.post-73772905485266241902017-08-10T09:50:35.585-07:002017-08-10T09:50:35.585-07:00Truth. I know I'm more interested in origin st...Truth. I know I'm more interested in origin stories after I've already been introduced to the character (or is that just because I've read so many origin stories that have been published after the rest of the series that I've gotten used to that? Hmmm...)<br /><br />Yup. XD I mean, people assume that time is a strict progression of cause to effect, but actually, from a nonlinear, non-subjective viewpoint, it's more like a big ball of wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey... stuff. (And there I am quoting the same Doctor Who quote that's in my title. Report me to the Department of Redundancy Department.)Abbey Stellingwerffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10426609355118356332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-739961185981895710.post-10976526962242212102017-08-08T21:05:37.419-07:002017-08-08T21:05:37.419-07:00I remember when I was younger and looking up the p...I remember when I was younger and looking up the publication dates of the Chronicles of Narnia and wondering what in the world was going on. XD But I can see why some authors publish prequels later than other books in the series especially if they're short story collections. Sometimes the readers need to already be invested in the characters' lives to want to read a prequel of short stories. <br /><br />Also, I agree with what you said about how we authors don't always think linearly. So true! XD a.n.g.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03667996517318905980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-739961185981895710.post-55853746427904559782017-08-07T09:46:48.188-07:002017-08-07T09:46:48.188-07:00That's a good point. I do know a lot of extend...That's a good point. I do know a lot of extended world stories that go out of order. I guess we can say that it's a product of the genre, because I can't think of any classics or middle grade books that go out of order (then again, most classics are stand-alones, which is another whole topic).Abbey Stellingwerffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10426609355118356332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-739961185981895710.post-77679084334736022252017-08-07T09:43:57.366-07:002017-08-07T09:43:57.366-07:00I usually go by what I feel like writing at the mo...I usually go by what I feel like writing at the moment, too. <br />Don't you worry that if you publish in order, it will take a long time to publish because you write out of order? That's my fear, and also why I probably won't publish everything in order (hey, that's another reason authors may not publish in order!).Abbey Stellingwerffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10426609355118356332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-739961185981895710.post-5668841725988637862017-08-07T04:38:51.614-07:002017-08-07T04:38:51.614-07:00I think it's generally the case with "ext...I think it's generally the case with "extended worlds" that this sort of thing comes in. And of course that happens more often in scifi and fantasy. Star Wars is another classic example (though not literary), but anything where backstory comes into play, you'll get this jumping around. The Silmarillion is sort of the ultimate backstory example and of course was published much later than The Lord of the Rings.<br /><br />I actually had a series planned where I was going to release the books in reverse chronological order, but each volume was going to take place in a different time period, with different characters. That project is on hold indefinitely though. I think my next series will be a strictly chronological one instead.<br /><br />Both ways are equally fun, though!DJ Edwardsonhttp://www.djedwardson.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-739961185981895710.post-50012889101617662842017-08-04T19:30:08.902-07:002017-08-04T19:30:08.902-07:00I write books out of order allll the time. XD I us...I write books out of order allll the time. XD I usually try to go by what I'm feeling like writing at the time, and sometimes it's not the second book, but a totally different prequel that isn't really necessary! XD But I feel like if I were to get it published, I would want to publish them in some sort of order. Madeline J. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14651322832150574847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-739961185981895710.post-65575051448703277042017-08-03T20:58:19.036-07:002017-08-03T20:58:19.036-07:00Haha, that's funny! I don't know if I coul...Haha, that's funny! I don't know if I could ever do that. I can write books out of chronological order, but I have to have my scenes in the right order. Good luck with that first book!!Abbey Stellingwerffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10426609355118356332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-739961185981895710.post-12856089393771495922017-08-03T09:03:28.064-07:002017-08-03T09:03:28.064-07:00I do that all the time. XD I love to write my stuf...I do that all the time. XD I love to write my stuff, both books and scenes, out of order. I have the second book in one of my series all planned out, but I have no CLUE what to do with the first one. XDR.F. Gammonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03134854415617023273noreply@blogger.com