Adding Flashbacks to Your Narrative
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Learning Objective
I can incorporate flashbacks into my narrative to enhance character development and plot.
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How to Reveal Backstory WITHOUT Using Flashbacks (Writing Advice)
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Practice
5 questions • Short answer
Exit Ticket
“Write a short narrative paragraph that includes a flashback to reveal a character's motivation. Ensure that the flashback is seamlessly integrated into the present action of the story. Create a character description that incorporates backstory revealed through dialogue. Show how the dialogue naturally conveys the character's past experiences without resorting to a flashback.”
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