tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1211628671871017310.post8681623300019145359..comments2024-01-08T06:38:13.068-06:00Comments on Everything of Interest to a Romance Writer: You're Out of Order!: Using FlashbacksEverything of Interest to a Romance Writerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11325200005671609112noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1211628671871017310.post-34481835285134983322010-06-06T16:10:13.367-05:002010-06-06T16:10:13.367-05:00Melissa,
I'm going to go with the ignorance i...Melissa,<br /><br />I'm going to go with the ignorance is bliss thing too. LOL I like what I write, and I like to READ what I write. So I'm gonna stick with that, and let the rules catch up with ME! LOLDonna Cummingshttp://www.allaboutthewriting.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1211628671871017310.post-23366514963039779232010-06-03T17:02:52.449-05:002010-06-03T17:02:52.449-05:00Donna,
I think you pegged it when you say that the...Donna,<br />I think you pegged it when you say that the "rules" get amended as times, and reader's tastes change. Sometimes I feel like I'm out of touch with what that taste is from not reading as much in the romance genre as I use to. Other times I think ignorance is bliss. *LOL*Everything of Interest to a Romance Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11325200005671609112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1211628671871017310.post-51269042726582492792010-06-03T16:05:22.357-05:002010-06-03T16:05:22.357-05:00I feel like flashbacks have gotten a bad rep becau...I feel like flashbacks have gotten a bad rep because of the backstory issue, as you mentioned. I think they're put in a story, though, to deal with the "show, don't tell" rule. LOL God, all these competing rules, right?<br /><br />Otherwise, the characters will just "remember" how something affected them, and it isn't as powerful as when you demonstrate that, thru the flashback.<br /><br />I say you should do what works for your story, not what works for the rules. At one point, the rules were different -- they get amended as times, and readers' tastes, change. :)<br /><br />Great topic!Donna Cummingshttp://www.allaboutthewriting.comnoreply@blogger.com