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JH: I got a question recently on outlining non-linear stories (which I don't do), so I brought in some help on this one. Please welcome Darlene Reilley to the lecture hall to share how she outlines and writes a story that doesn't follow a chronological order.
Darlene is a former Barista and customer service human who longed for life outside the cubicle. She has degrees in creative writing, anthropology, and private investigation. She loves stories from the future and things that go bump in the night; if it makes you check under the bed before you go to sleep, you've come across a good book. When she's not writing science fiction, romance, or horror, she's living at the foothills of Mt. Rainier with four spoiled dogs: Mulder, Harley, Shasta and Karma.
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Q: As I go through learning how to write and study films/books, I see there are essentially two main 'structures'; Linear and Non-Linear. I am very interested in Non-linear storytelling so how can I, using a couple of different plot structures if possible (ie Save the Cat, Michael Hague etc), structure a non-linear narrative? Would it basically be structuring everything in linear fashion and then break things up? What are your thoughts on approaching this?
Take it away Darlene...
