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skb · 12-07-2017, 03:09 PM

Flashbacks. How I loathe that term.

Trouble is, I don't know what else to call it (them). In one word, that is. And strictly speaking, I don't think I have a flashback situation here...

So, I've got two characters. The story starts with the POV of one of them. Stuff happens. But there's stuff that happens that Character One doesn't see/know.

The big reveal (sigh) comes from Character Two's POV of those same (plus bits) events. Which, of course, is different.

It makes sense in my head. I just can't make it work with words (words are so hard. Who knew?).

I'm thinking (and believe me, that's not necessarily a good thing) that as long as I stay strictly to the POVs of the two characters, it should work(ish).

Or, I could stick to designing websites.

Discuss. Please.

12-07-2017, 03:09 PM	#1
skb Evangelist Posts: 401 Karma: 1597305 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: Ipod G4, MacOS 10.12, Calibre, Pocketbook Touch HD 3	Writing flashbacks Flashbacks. How I loathe that term. Trouble is, I don't know what else to call it (them). In one word, that is. And strictly speaking, I don't think I have a flashback situation here... So, I've got two characters. The story starts with the POV of one of them. Stuff happens. But there's stuff that happens that Character One doesn't see/know. The big reveal (sigh) comes from Character Two's POV of those same (plus bits) events. Which, of course, is different. It makes sense in my head. I just can't make it work with words (words are so hard. Who knew?). I'm thinking (and believe me, that's not necessarily a good thing) that as long as I stay strictly to the POVs of the two characters, it should work(ish). Or, I could stick to designing websites. Discuss. Please.