Flashbacks

[WyrdMystic]

I've seen a few comments on flashbacks and there's a lot of opinion. I happen to use them in my current WIP a lot - not for exposition, because my main character suffers a broken reality.

So, I'm just going to throw this one out there.................thoughts?

 

[BWFoster78]

Ever watch How I Met Your Mother? That show uses flashbacks and flashforwards more effectively than any show I've ever seen.

It can be done. It's difficult to do well. If you don't do it well, you're likely to ruin your work.

If you're doing it well, you're fine. The trick is, find someone you trust to tell you whether or not you're doing it well instead of relying on your own opinion.

 

[WyrdMystic]

Ever watch How I Met Your Mother?

Awesome!

If you're doing it well, you're fine. The trick is, find someone you trust to tell you whether or not you're doing it well instead of relying on your own opinion.

Want some fodder for your blog? I'm always game for feedback.

 

[T.Allen.Smith]

My general advice would be to use them sparingly. As BWF said though... You can do anything as long as you do it well.

 

[BWFoster78]

Awesome!



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