Writing Excuses Season 3 Episode 4: Non Linear Story Telling

Published: June 8, 2009, 7:02 a.m.

Don't you just hate it when things unfold out of order? Why do writers do that?
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\nWe explain why they do it, and how they do it, and then we discuss how to avoid some common mistakes. Non-linear storytelling is inherently risky, after all. Maybe not as risky as jumping ahead two episodes in a non-serial podcast schedule, but it's still life on the edge.
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\nWriting Prompt: Write a story about a flashback that is completely false...
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\nThis week's episode of Writing Excuses is brought to you by\xa0 Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson, now available in hardback from TOR.
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