“A story should have a beginning, a middle and an end, but not necessarily in that order.” – Jean-Luc Godard "The Time Travelers Wife" by Audrey Niffenegger, "House of Leaves" by Mark Danielewski and the movie "Memento" directed by Christopher Nolan all have one thing in common. Have you figured it out yet? You looked at the title of the blog didn't you... Yes, they all have non-linear story-lines. On The Odyssey's blog, one entitled "Linear VS. Non-linear Storytelling" by Za

There I was on a killer writing streak typing my “point of no return” scene when I realized I had no idea why on earth my main character would even choose to say “yes” to the task at hand. That ended said killer writing streak. I was stuck. I realized that her personality type would say no a thousand times before saying yes. Strong character motive is important in making your story believable. If your characters have weak motives then every action taken by them after making t