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Start the thing in medias res, in mid-action. Then flash back. At least, that's what Aristotle advised in his Poetics. Although it is more than 2000 years old, it still has great advice for writers...
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2019-12-08T04:55:32Z (over 4 years ago)
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2019-12-08T04:55:32Z (over 4 years ago)
Start the thing _in medias res_, in mid-action. Then flash back. At least, that's what Aristotle advised in his _Poetics_. Although it is more than 2000 years old, it still has great advice for writers today.
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2016-01-13T14:34:57Z (over 8 years ago)
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