FLASH BACK/FORWARD
Flashbacks and flash forwards can be effective when used properly. If your “flash” is not triggered by something in your story’s present and does not provide something essential to your reader’s understanding of the story, it is a distraction that takes your reader out of the story. This short article gives some examples.
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