A Flashback is an interruption in the story's sequence of events. It takes the reader back to an earlier time and shows something that happened in the past. The event helps to inform the reader of the character's history. It also helps the reader understand the character's thoughts, feelings, or actions in the present-day part of the story.
Today's Quick Write Challenge!
Read the graphic below. Follow the "Flashback Steps" below to create a FLASHBACK between your character and the sinister stranger...
"Flashback Steps"
Step One: Begin in the present and "Setup the flashback"
Step Two: Signal the reader that you’re going back in time with a transition (such as "On the afternoon of..." or "It was July 6, 2004...")
Step Three: Tell the "story" of what happened in the flashback (the memory)
Step Four: Bring your reader back to the main story line with a transition (such as "To this day..." or "That was then, this is now...")
