By: annastan

annastan — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:51:23 +0000

I’ve heard a lot of good things about LIPS TOUCH but haven’t read it yet. Now I’m even more intrigued to read it if it has lengthy flashbacks. I have yet to see them done successfully in a short story, but I’m glad to hear it’s possible! I wonder if part of what makes them work (in addition to them being important to the story)is that the stories are a bit longer? I could see how that would feel more natural than in a story that’s only a few pages long.

By: PJ Hoover

PJ Hoover — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:05:16 +0000

you know what is funny. I read LIPS TOUCH THREE TIMES this weekend, which is three short stories. And flashbacks are used liberally here, especially in the last story. There are a number of long flashbacks. And they worked well, too. I think it’s because they were really key to the story and what was going on in the present and driving the main story.
Have you read it?

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