I’m trying to write a short story about a woman’s journey out of debt sort of loosely based on my own experience. I want to show her at her worst (takeaway coffee twice a day, expensive lunch every day, buying random clothes, expensive cocktails etc etc - all the totally superfluous things that add up), the resolution to get out of it, and the journey of actually working your way out of it. It’s a lot for a short story, though, and I’m not sure how best to approach it - to do it as a linear story, or to show the past in flashbacks, or something else - does anyone have any ideas? 🥰