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The '''chain novel''' is a round robin in which chapters or sections are written in sequence by authors who have mutually agreed to keep the story going, each section elaborating upon and fusing with the parts before it. A non-''Daria'' example of a chain novel would be [http://www.amazon.com/Naked-Came-Manatee-Carl-Hiaasen/dp/0449001245/ref=sr_1_15/002-0781346-9177632?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1186147899&sr=1-15 ''Naked Came the Manatee''], an action-adventure comedy novel created in the 1990s by a group of famous Florida-based writers (Dave Barry, Elmore Leonard, Edna Buchanan, etc.). Reviews of the novel on [http://www.amazon.com Amazon.com] reveal many of the inherent pitfalls as well as the attractions of attempting such a story. Conflicts between various writers over the story's direction and anger over the loss of favorite characters are major problems to be faced in the writing.

The format for the chain novel was successfully used in ''Daria'' fanfiction ("successfully" in the sense that it was the only round-robin tale to ever be completed) waswith "[[Evil Daria Vignettes]]," which appeared on [[PPMB]]. The serialization ran from September 2007 to January 2008.

A mosaic novel, saith Wikipedia, is one in which the chapters or sections are written by different authors who share the goal of telling a linear story start to finish. However, each chapter is written from the viewpoint of a different character or being and is also written in a distinctive style. No ''Daria'' round robin has been completed that perfectly reflects these points, but changes in style and perspective are expected with round robins.