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Flashbacks Are BAD (Unless They’re Good)

Dan Alatorre AUTHOR's avatarDAN ALATORRE

coverUsing my unreleased manuscript An Angel On Her Shoulder, I am showing you my techniques for reworking a story into a more readable, more enjoyable piece. It’s 45+ lessons in about 31 days. (To start at Chapter 1, click HERE.)

To view it best, bring up the two versions in different windows and see them side by side and see what was changed.

Then give me your thoughts in the comment section.

FLASHBACKS,

according to whoever “they” are – the literary rule makers of the day – should never be used.

GASP

But…

A great American novel like Catch-22 used a TON of flashbacks. And it’s a classic! We had to read it in school and everything!

Pulp Fiction, a terrific movie, used flashbacks. (I’m not sure the writing rules apply to movies, though.)

So, what do you do?

You can get away with those bad…

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About The Owl Lady

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Viv Drewa is a Michigan native who has enjoyed reading and writing since 1963. Though she studied medicinal chemistry at the University of Michigan, her passion has always been writing. She had been awarded third place for her nonfiction short story about her grandfather's escape from Poland. Later, she rewrote this story and was published in the "Polish American Journal" as "From the Pages of Grandfather's Life" and has republished it on Amazon.com as a short story. Viv took creative and journalism courses to help in her transition to fulfill her dream of becoming a writer. She worked as an intern for Port Huron's 'The Times Herald", and also wrote, edited and did the layout or the Blue Water Multiple Sclerosis newsletter "Thumb Prints." She also has a business promoting authors. Owl and Pussycat Book Promotions. Viv, her husband Bob and their cat Princess, live in Port Huron, Michigan.

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