http://www.annastan.com/2009/11/mastering-the-flashback/ Author of Books for Children and Young Adults Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:43:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://www.annastan.com/2009/11/mastering-the-flashback/comment-page-1/#comment-1558 To Flashback or Not to Flashback « Terisa Green Tue, 23 Feb 2010 22:25:30 +0000 http://www.annastan.com/?p=830#comment-1558 [...] of a Flashback by Peter Selgin Mastering the Long Flashback by Anna Staniszewski Mastering the Short Flashback by Anna Staniszewski Short Story Flashbacks by Anna Staniszewski All About Backstory by Rachelle [...] [...] of a Flashback by Peter Selgin Mastering the Long Flashback by Anna Staniszewski Mastering the Short Flashback by Anna Staniszewski Short Story Flashbacks by Anna Staniszewski All About Backstory by Rachelle [...]

]]> http://www.annastan.com/2009/11/mastering-the-flashback/comment-page-1/#comment-520 PJ Hoover Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:58:47 +0000 http://www.annastan.com/?p=830#comment-520 This is so something I need to work on. Thanks for the awesome info! This is so something I need to work on. Thanks for the awesome info!

]]> http://www.annastan.com/2009/11/mastering-the-flashback/comment-page-1/#comment-517 annastan Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:58:50 +0000 http://www.annastan.com/?p=830#comment-517 I like flashbacks too, but they are SO difficult to weave in, especially in a fast-paced story. I guess it's all about balance (as is pretty much everything else in writing). I like flashbacks too, but they are SO difficult to weave in, especially in a fast-paced story. I guess it’s all about balance (as is pretty much everything else in writing).

]]> http://www.annastan.com/2009/11/mastering-the-flashback/comment-page-1/#comment-516 Andrea Vlahakis Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:51:00 +0000 http://www.annastan.com/?p=830#comment-516 Personally, I like flashbacks, but they can be difficult to pull off, as in seamlessly. I think Selgin's #7 is the strongest point. Still, there are times when the story does demand it. And if they're woven in well, a strong tool. (But then again, I also like prefaces and epilogues, so you can't go by me. :-)) Personally, I like flashbacks, but they can be difficult to pull off, as in seamlessly. I think Selgin’s #7 is the strongest point. Still, there are times when the story does demand it. And if they’re woven in well, a strong tool. (But then again, I also like prefaces and epilogues, so you can’t go by me. )

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