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Q&A Getting details of a past century right

I have been gathering ideas for a novel. The basic idea is in place; the story combines two different eras but the same place. How do I get the little details about the place, the people, their lif...

4 answers  ·  posted 11y ago by Kuchiki Byakuya‭  ·  last activity 3y ago by Monica Cellio‭

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Q&A Character had a different name in the past. Which name should I use in a flashback?

One of my characters has a flashback to when he was 5 years old. At the time, he didn't have a name (he goes by a physical description instead). What's the correct way to refer to him in this flash...

2 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by Evil Sparrow‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

Question naming flashback pov
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Q&A Starting In The Middle And Flashing Back

Specifically, I want to know about whether or not it's okay to start at a point that gives a little bit away. In my story, the main character gets captured and that's the point I want to start at a...

2 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by Lunar Eclyptica‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

Question novel flashback
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Q&A Flashback or dream as a means of hinting at more going on than meets the eye

I plan to use a dream or flashback as a way to show the reader the story has more going on behind the scenes. As well to sprinkle in a little of my main characters back-story. I haven't written i...

1 answer  ·  posted 11y ago by Lokiie1984‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Do flashbacks break up short stories too much?

Recently, I wrote a short story that contains a flashback in the middle that was used to explain a major plot point in the story. Does a significant scene set as a flashback break up the flow of a ...

1 answer  ·  posted 11y ago by kuwaly‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Should a flashback be in past tense or past perfect?

Assuming the story itself is in past tense, normally when I go further into the past I'd use past perfect: He had first met her at the grocery store, six months prior. However, which is more...

2 answers  ·  posted 12y ago by Yamikuronue‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Should the audience be immediately aware of the reason for a flashback?

In the pilot episode of "The Americans" Elizabeth has a flashback to something that happened twenty years earlier. Seeing her reflection triggers the flashback, but a reflection seems to have no e...

2 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by Bob516‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A How to write dialogueless flashbacks?

In my trilogy, the protagonist and deuteragonist share a mental link, allowing them to communicate with each other telepathically. A side effect of this telepathy is that they enable the duo to obs...

2 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by System‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Writing Longer Flashbacks

In my story my MC has suffered a severe injury and has no recollection of who he was before it occurred. He knows what happened and where he was when it occurred as he was told by the people who fo...

1 answer  ·  posted 4y ago by J Crosby‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Any Tips On Writing Extended Recollection In A Novel

So, I've been working for about a month now on my latest novel but have come across some issues in regards to recollections of past events. I'll outline what I mean, because that's a bit general.....

3 answers  ·  posted 4y ago by B. Guilford‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A I’m considering adding a flashback to my script. Are they so bad?

I know that some people say flashbacks are to be frowned upon. But I’m in a situation where I feel a flashback could maybe be more effective. It’s a crime/drama/mystery. Basically, Greg has gone...

2 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by Marcus Meier‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A What is the role of "flashback" in my novel?

I start my Revolutionary War novel on August 21, 1780, when "boy meets girl." Specifically, the hero is rescued from British captivity by a bunch of guerrillas. One of these guerrillas takes him ho...

2 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by Tom Au‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A How can I start in media res and provide enough back-story to hook people, all in the first chapter?

My story (novella?) starts in media res, in the middle of the conflict that will set the rest of the story in motion. Currently I am "scene-cutting" between that event and some earlier events that...

1 answer  ·  posted 5y ago by Monica Cellio‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Flashback or Framing, does either work

After reading up on flashbacks, both on this site and others, I learned that flashbacks should be used sparingly since most readers enjoy a story from A to Z. I feel very strongly about having a fo...

2 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by curt1893‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A I've got too many flashbacks

A story riddled with flashbacks is a sign of weakness, unless it's a device. But, I'm finding that for my MC, she's flashing back a bit to the past, a bit more than I'd like, and mayhap at too much...

1 answer  ·  posted 7y ago by Erin Thursby‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

Question fiction flashback
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Q&A Different types of "Flashbacks"

In a novel, particurlarly fiction, what are the basic ways to reveal something that happened in the past? What ways, (flashback, protagonist telling, etc.) are the most used and most effective? Spe...

1 answer  ·  posted 8y ago by SpiralStudios‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A How to improve the ending of this short story (final scene + flashback)

This is sort of the continuation of this previous question. The full text is here (just in case). Sophia grabbed her bag, and headed towards an entrance in the corner of the room. She walked...

0 answers  ·  posted 12y ago by Alexandro Chen‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭