Character driven non-linear stories?

[Deadman]

I’m curious about how much you focus on a story being linear versus non-linear?

I have this story I’m playing with where I’m thinking about a story that isn’t necessarily linear in its story telling. For example, I’ve seen most stories involve Chapter 2 being in the future from Chapter 1, and Chapter 3 being in the future of Chapter 2, etc. A direct linear story.

However I’m playing with an idea for a character driven story where chapters aren’t told in a linear way. Such as a character driven story where Chapter 3 happens 6 weeks before Chapter 1, and Chapter 2 might happen 3 weeks before Chapter 1, but you still read Chapter 1 first. It’s just that you learn the context for the things which happen in Chapter 1 in later chapters. Why certain characters feel the way they do about other characters and why they acted the way they did.

Am I making sense or just saying random stuff?