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I like it; there’s still tension because, though you know the chronological outcome, you don’t know the historical one? May have to give it a whirl!

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Oct 9, 2023Liked by Terry Freedman

I love it!! Very approachable. Grin. A good read. Thanks so much.

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I like this variation especially. It draws an immediate question mark and piques the reader's curiosity about what began the chain of events. Fun! I tend to write mostly linear stories, but I'll have to try this one out.

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Oct 8, 2023Liked by Terry Freedman

Good fun, as usual! This one works particularly well. Excellent stuff.

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Oct 8, 2023Liked by Terry Freedman

This totally works! Great job, Terry.

I actually quite enjoy books where within chapters you start after an event and then whatever happened is slowly brought about through recall. G RRRRRR Martin did this quite a lot with his A Song of Ice and Fire. It always worked well as a means to get you straight into a chapter.

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That works very well. One of my recent stories starts with a sort of aftermath scene. I like the effect. Well done Terry.

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Well done!

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Gosh, this is such an interesting variation - although it feels very, very different to be reading it the 'wrong' way round, it works really well indeed! It feels like you're relating to a friend what had happened to you - and thinking about it, I will often tell a story in that direction rather than from the start, verbally to a friend, at least.

I love how these Experiments in style make me think, Terry - bravo (again!). 😊

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Oct 8, 2023Liked by Terry Freedman

This version works perfectly, doesn't it? Seems exactly right. I may experiment with one of my old stories, just to see what happens. Thanks Terry

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