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Flashbacks–Think twice before you dwell on the past

02/25/2013 Write Well, Write To Sell 732 Views 0 Comments fiction writing,  flashbacks,  good writing,  good writing techniques,  novel writing,  prologues,  rick taubold,  show don't tell,  story hook,  story openings

From Rick: Among the several sins that many new writers commit, premature flashbacks is often one of them. Two other big sins are launching into backstory too soon after the opening (or in the opening), and the use of a

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