Word of the week: Brontide
In this episode the hosts discuss the flashback-by-trial trope, also lovingly referred to as an "active flashback"  and many other descriptions in this shorter-than-usual episode. In this discussion, the hosts cover when, why, and how to use the flashback-by-trial phenomenon, as well as some genre-specific strategies to send your characters into a meaningful flashback, as well as reminders to make sure the flashback affects the plot in a meaningful way.

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