[2] The process of chain writing is flexible and largely depends on the authors' ambitions when starting the project.
Writers in the chain writing process may also choose to set their parameters as a time or page limit if they prefer to.
Afterwards, they will pass it to the next person in the line of progression, who will then write a section based on both the previous segments.
[2] Usually when a chain writing project is assigned in the classroom setting, educators place students in small groups to allow for a more peer-driven style of learning.
[3] It has been shown that the group-oriented setting allows for students to think more critically about the narrative structure and pay more attention to the writing process.
[1] Usually, chain writing activities in the classroom settings are followed by a discussion afterwards where students can share their experience with the process.
[citation needed] Examples of chain novels include The Floating Admiral (1931) which is a detective novel written by 13 separate authors, including Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, and Anthony Berkeley.
Another example would include the novel, Wicked and Deadly, a children's fiction book written by Paul Jennings and Morris Gleitzman, who took turns writing chapters.