3. You don't have to write the project chronologically. If you come up with a brilliant chapter/scene, just write it down so that you can use it later. It would be a shame if you would have forgotten about your idea by the time you could use it in your story because you're writing it chronologically. If you do want to write chronologically, just add the scene to your story overview. Even though the vibe will be different when you finally get to it, you will be able to write it.4. Make sure you know were the story is going. This way you won't get your characters into situations that you can't get them out off because you haven't thought that far ahead.