Alternative structures part 1 by writing craft 

 The article delves in to the idea of how non linear narrative affects how a story is told and what impact it has on the individual as a result of This.

 "Episodic structure is a series of chapters or stories linked together by the same character place or theme, but also held apart by their own goals, plots, or purpose” 

"Traditionally, we’re used to thinking about structure as a mountain or a triangle with an escalating tension"

"Additionally, a story with a flashback can be considered part of a non-linear structure. However, some define flashbacks as a character thinking back on an event, and thus exist within a traditional linear-story timeline."

NON-LINEAR NARRATIVES: THE ULITiMATE IN TIME TRAVEL by Linda Cowgill The article explores how the effect of non linear narrative has on the audiences perception of the film and how it is received to the individual, it questions the idea that a non linear narrative takes away from the over all perception of the film and it makes the individual have to think more in order to understand the narrative its self.

"films often fall flat when they embrace a nonlinear structure" "This nonlinear narrative structure defies the conventional rules of plot construction and breaks apart the standard notion that a film's scenes must advance in chronological order from opening to climax." "Nonlinear film deconstructs a character, complicated event, situation, or a combination of these elements by reordering the time sequence and creating a new arrangement of time for dramatic, and thematic, purposes." Viewers understand by making cause-and-effect connections between the scenes. Each beat of information must relate to what comes before and after, even if a scene transcends the chronological order of time. When a nonlinear film explores a character, theme relates to the protagonist's inner need and emotional life.