Help! · 5:48pm May 20th, 2015
I need some assistance on starting chapter 11. How would you start a chapter where the entire thing is a flashback?
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I need some assistance on starting chapter 11. How would you start a chapter where the entire thing is a flashback?
Give the flashback a reason. Build it up.
Why does he\she remember it at the moment or telling it to someone?
It is importen to give a proper reason for it.
3083547 I have an idea of how to do it I'm just hoping it comes off the way I want it to
I think, you should just do the flashback without any explanation and when that's done, continue as, why he/she remembered back.
Or start with the flashback and explain it as the tale continues. Part by part.
3083602 oldly enough thats the plan
Flashbacks that long can't be justified by "I fazed out". If someone is retelling a story and flashes back to the story then just have a point where it says "It all started in a yada yada... and then ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ flashback start. and have the flashback in italics and then ~~~~~~~ continue".
Doing it in something like italics would help as well, makes it feel more separate from reality.