Your Hosts: Dan Wells, Mary Robinette Kowal, Peng Shepherd, and Howard Tayler
Guest host Peng Shepherd continues to lead our exploration of sub- and micro-structures by taking us into the scaffolding of in media res, flashbacks, and other tools for structuring a story by telling it out of chronological order. We also cover how to do this without breaking the flow of the story.
Liner Notes: The “trousers of time” book Howard referenced was Jingo, by Terry Pratchett.
Credits: This episode was recorded by Marshall Carr, Jr., and mastered by Alex Jackson
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Consider what adding a second timeline to your current WIP would enhance about the story. Which characters’ motivations might be better illuminated, or which plot points or mysteries might be able to be given additional depth?
The Cartographers, by Peng Shepherd