Great advice, especially for those writing a first novel. But, experienced writers can always “touch” up what they know!
by Tim Kane
Flashbacks are a perfect way to establish back story or wrangle with some key emotional issue. How to achieve that is easy. It takes only three simple steps.
Step 1: Set up the flashback
You can get the reader ready for the flashback with verb tense. Most writers who write in past tense will use past perfect to set up a flashback. Say what? Okay, maybe you’re not a grammar geek. This means you use the “had” verb in front of your normal past tense.
Simple Past Tense: Yesterday, I ate some ribs.
Past Perfect Tense: Years ago, I had eaten ribs, and it changed my life.
Notice the difference? The had (which uses eaten rather than ate) tells us that the event is farther back in time than the standard past tense of the story. Basically, the had is the same as those wavy lines you…
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Wow, thanks for the reblog. Hope the advice helped.