All writers want to create stories in which readers can lose themselves, and the flow of time in a story is an important element of reader immersion. This article length book explains how time works in fiction, its relationship to time in the real world, and looks at concepts such as order and duration, as well as mechanisms writers can use to move through time in their stories and avoid plot holes. As an added bonus, and to demonstrate exactly how time flows in a narrative, it includes Eric Feka's short story Hera's Fury.
