Comments on: Time as a Literary Device: Unpacking the Parallel Timeline https://authorkristenlamb.com/2015/07/time-as-a-literary-device-unpacking-the-parallel-timeline/ Author, Blogger, Social Media Jedi Thu, 19 Apr 2018 18:05:34 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.8 By: Crime & Punishment: Why We Love a Good Mystery https://authorkristenlamb.com/2015/07/time-as-a-literary-device-unpacking-the-parallel-timeline/#comment-92338 Thu, 19 Apr 2018 18:05:34 +0000 https://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=17481#comment-92338 […] me share an example: True Detective – Season One (HBO). Sure we care about the detectives discovering the identity of the serial killer, but what […]

]]> By: Are Flashbacks Fizzling Your Fiction? Time as a Literary Device | Kristen Lamb's Blog https://authorkristenlamb.com/2015/07/time-as-a-literary-device-unpacking-the-parallel-timeline/#comment-60088 Wed, 15 Jun 2016 15:28:14 +0000 https://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=17481#comment-60088 […] instance, in the series True Detective which I explored in this post, the story follows two detectives who do NOT get along. The more amiable detective is trying to get […]

]]> By: What Went Wrong with Season 2 of “True Detective”? Cautionary Lessons for Writers | Kristen Lamb's Blog https://authorkristenlamb.com/2015/07/time-as-a-literary-device-unpacking-the-parallel-timeline/#comment-60087 Thu, 13 Aug 2015 18:54:55 +0000 https://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=17481#comment-60087 […] Detective Season Two does just that. I hate writing this because Season One was a masterpiece, and all I can think of is that maybe Nic Pizzolatto was a victim of his own success. It would be […]

]]> By: spmedway https://authorkristenlamb.com/2015/07/time-as-a-literary-device-unpacking-the-parallel-timeline/#comment-60086 Sun, 05 Jul 2015 10:10:50 +0000 https://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=17481#comment-60086 Reblogged this on Susan Pope Books and commented:
This writing scenario is very close to my heart right now.

]]> By: spmedway https://authorkristenlamb.com/2015/07/time-as-a-literary-device-unpacking-the-parallel-timeline/#comment-60085 Sun, 05 Jul 2015 10:09:31 +0000 https://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=17481#comment-60085 Oh Wow Kirsten. This blog is so relevant to me at this time. I have 2 time-slots in 1600s and 20th century, currently written as 2 separate stories. But story 2 is dependent on story one and I need to re-write the book as one story. Will bare all your wisdom on this subject in mind as I do my linear plan for the novel. Will also re-blog on my blog for by UK followers.
Susan Pope

]]> By: lisyndon https://authorkristenlamb.com/2015/07/time-as-a-literary-device-unpacking-the-parallel-timeline/#comment-60084 Sat, 04 Jul 2015 08:29:13 +0000 https://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=17481#comment-60084 True Detective is on my watch list will watch as soon as tomorrow….

]]> By: ChristineR https://authorkristenlamb.com/2015/07/time-as-a-literary-device-unpacking-the-parallel-timeline/#comment-60083 Sat, 04 Jul 2015 04:54:28 +0000 https://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=17481#comment-60083 Reblogged this on Christine R and commented:
I love how Scott Lynch uses parallel timelines in his ‘Gentleman Bastard’ series. Kristen Lamb explains how to work flashbacks into your story.

]]> By: ChristineR https://authorkristenlamb.com/2015/07/time-as-a-literary-device-unpacking-the-parallel-timeline/#comment-60082 Sat, 04 Jul 2015 04:49:20 +0000 https://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=17481#comment-60082 Scott Lynch uses parallel timelines very effectively in his ‘Gentleman Bastard’ series. In the first novel, you are treated with Locke Lamora’s childhood as well as his current situation. In each novel you are treated to his past in the same way. What you learn is always related to the resolution or why he reacts to things as he does.

Very interesting post, Kristen.

]]> By: Maria Jansson Photography https://authorkristenlamb.com/2015/07/time-as-a-literary-device-unpacking-the-parallel-timeline/#comment-60081 Fri, 03 Jul 2015 15:21:14 +0000 https://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=17481#comment-60081 Very interesting! I stumbled upon your blog for the first time this morning. I will be back!

]]> By: M. Howalt https://authorkristenlamb.com/2015/07/time-as-a-literary-device-unpacking-the-parallel-timeline/#comment-60080 Fri, 03 Jul 2015 14:15:33 +0000 https://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=17481#comment-60080 Yay! I’ve been looking forward to reading this. Now I’m all kinds of agreeing with a smug smile on my lille multiple-timeline-loving face. Ahem. Yeah. 🙂

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