Image from an excellent post about presentation story structure by Ffion Lindsay
Every story has a beginning, a middle, and an end, right? Right.
But, no one ever said they always have to be told in that order.
Sometimes, the best place to start your story is smack dab in the middle, or even at the end.
In fancy-schmancy literary terms, this is called in medias res, a latin expression which basically means “in the middle of” or “in the midst of.” Writers of all kinds (literary, film, tv) use the in medias res technique to capture and hold the reader’s attention right from the first word. By dropping readers into the middle of the action, without any explanation or exposition, the writer can quickly and easily pull them deeper into the story.
Some people refer to this technique as cutting all the “throat clearing” or “small talk.” If…
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B. Shaun Smith 
Thanks for sharing!
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