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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...
#3: Attribution notice added
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System
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2019-12-08T02:44:36Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/7312 License name: CC BY-SA 3.0 License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#2: Initial revision
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Lokiie1984
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2019-12-08T02:44:36Z (almost 5 years ago)
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 it out yet so I can’t post a piece of it for people to see. However, my real question is if I should inform the reader that it is a dream or should I just open the chapter with it. The flashback will take place directly after the end of the third chapter, which was a large action scene. My main character ends up knocked out, but saved by her companion. My plan was to open chapter four with her dreaming. I wanted it to be kind of a surprise to the reader, explaining that the small scene was a dream at the end of the flashback. However if that will confuse or anger readers I don't want to do that. Either way the flashback will happen, I just wonder if I should "inform" the reader that it's a dream to start with or just jump into it?
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2013-02-19T17:18:48Z (almost 12 years ago)
Original score: 3