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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 12y ago by kuwaly‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T02:28:47Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/6152
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar kuwaly‭ · 2019-12-08T02:28:47Z (almost 5 years ago)
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 short story (usually considered to be somewhere between 1,000 and 15,000 words, depending on who is asked), and if so, why?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2012-08-03T04:03:14Z (over 12 years ago)
Original score: 3