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Screenwriting How-To ArticlesFlashbacks – 4 Tips to Determine When to Try Them

You may have been told that you shouldn’t use flashbacks. And you may be wondering, why not? After all, aren’t flashbacks valid writing tools?

Dave Trottier
ScreenplaysASK DR. FORMAT: Formatting 5 Common Flashback SituationsDave Trottier
Screenwriter InterviewsThe Joy of Figuring Out the Story with ‘Silo’ Creator, Writer and Showrunner Graham YostSadie Dean
Screenwriting CareerIntentional Storytelling: A Conversation with ‘Black Cake’ Creator and Showrunner Marissa Jo CerarSadie Dean
ScreenplaysBreaking & Entering: Pizza Is The Key Part 4 – Devices Add Flavor But Don’t Bury Your StoryBarri Evins
Screenwriting How-To ArticlesAll About FlashbacksDave Trottier
Script to Screen - Learn How to Make a MovieNotes from the Margins: Flashbacks – Storytelling Friend or Foe?Danny Manus
Specs & The City by Brad JohnsonSpecs & The City: Flash-Forward and InceptionBrad Johnson
Screenwriting How-To ArticlesBreaking In: It’s High Noon for FlashbacksStaton Rabin
Screenwriter BlogsMeet the Reader: Flashback Back(f)lashRay Morton
Using Script ConsultantsMeet the Reader: How Not To Annoy a ReaderRay Morton

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