2. A story can also be told using a “flashback” technique. In this type of structure, events are interrupted by a memory of something that happened in the past or by an event that will happen in the future. Sometimes the story or paragraph starts right in the middle of an exciting event ( a technique called “in medias res”, which is Latin) then backtracks to explain how the story got to that point. These “non-linear narratives” are difficult to build but are very interesting to read. The movie “Twelve Monkeys” is constructed this way