Non-LIT Chain Stories

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http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=125129414

quote from the article:

Writing a book is usually a solitary occupation, but when David Corbett was asked to work on a serial thriller, the opportunity was too good to pass up. The story would be a collaboration among 22 writers; one person would set the action in motion, then hand it off to another writer who would add a new chapter, taking the plot in new directions.

Corbett would be working with some of the best writers in the business, but when it was his turn to write, he says, he realized the format of the story would drastically change the way he wrote.

"Normally as a writer you start out doing the background on all of your characters, you do all of your research," Corbett says. "And it's a living, breathing thing in a lot of ways, in your unconscious before you even begin. Here, here you're sort of like given building blocks."

The article continues, and there is an excerpt of the book at the link.

When I heard the story on NPR, I realized I hadn't seen the Chain Story thread around here in a while - not that I'd want to participate in one, but I thought other Litsters might enjoy the article.