There is no real difference between chain story and a round robin, as far as I know. The result of a round robin is - a chain story.

I've participated in several round robins (various genres) and it is very enjoyable, hot and challenging. The rules were - there is no going back (no rewriting) and everyone MUST take a turn. The experience is great but the final result is often not too readable.

The only difference (IMO) is that in chain story edits and rewrites are allowable - the idea being to create a story that can be read (and hopefully enjoyed) by others.

It's is just a matter of terminology.


Writing with Nikita was/is a far-out, very hot experience for me.

There is at least one ongoing chain story on Library Forums right now. Very enjoyable.