Writing Flashback [Nicole Hardy]

All Levels | Any scene that takes place prior to the arc of the narrative is considered a flashback—and they’re usually crucial to expanding a reader’s knowledge about the narrator. In this class, we’ll read examples from fiction and memoir, studying seamless narrative flashbacks and using them as guides to writing our own. We’ll talk about the purpose of flashbacks: how, when, where, and why delving into the past can move a story forward.