BronxWench Posted December 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2011 I should be glad there was no *sweatdrop*, hmm? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moss gypsy Posted December 11, 2011 Report Share Posted December 11, 2011 I am working on a fanfic that is turning out to be mostly flashbacks and dreams. Of course, I'm not using those idiotic 'flashback tags' or whatever--I can't stand that crap, either. My writing flows (for the most part), and the reader doesn't have to be told by the omniscient author that what's occuring is a memory. The memory is already implied. What I am concerned about is this: how much is too much? Can an author go overboard with flashbacks, even if they are relevant to the current timeline in the story? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BronxWench Posted December 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2011 If they're relevant, and done well, and advance the reader's understanding of the character and plot, I'd think it's fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairyhaggis Posted April 14, 2012 Report Share Posted April 14, 2012 (edited) tags in chapters get on my goat. I don't need to see what is going to happen by putting the tag on the front summary at the very start I know what to expect. It's then up to the author to convey what is happening and when in a way that flows smoothly. If I have to stop and read about it then it spoils the element of surprise. I want to read the passage and then go "holy freaking batman!" not "ah there it is." total mood killer. Edited April 14, 2012 by Hairyhaggis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BronxWench Posted April 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2012 Sometimes an author needs to add tags to a story which has evolved in a way they didn't anticipate, and we all get that, but the tags should be put at the top of the first chapter if they won't fit in the summary field. Putting them at the top of each chapter only works for drabble collections and round robins. moss gypsy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moss gypsy Posted April 22, 2012 Report Share Posted April 22, 2012 (edited) I heart tagging chapters of fanfic! I get off on mind tripping with music I want readers to believe is mine. Then, I go back por la fin (end scene) and throw ya an A.N. and shoutouts. I love astrikses as well. I use them in place of quote notation to separate musical quotes (i.e. lyrics) which inspired the chapter from those within the chapter. On that note.................... *demented laughter* Edited April 22, 2012 by space oddity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadowknight12 Posted June 11, 2012 Report Share Posted June 11, 2012 I prefer to put lengthy flashbacks in an entirely separate chapter, in full italics (hard as it may be to read), just to make things neater to read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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