First a wikipedia definition in case not everyone uses the same term: Flashback (narrative), in literature and dramatic media, an interjected scene that takes the narrative back in time from the current point The Writers Digest has a great post about this issue in which they offer 3 tips: Your flashback should follow a strong scene. (so the flashback should not be your FIRST scene, though lots of TV shows start that way, with a scene from the future that makes no sense, and t

For those of you who have not had the good fortune of reading the original Horatio Hornblower series (I read them in my teens, and am re-reading them now) this is a teaser of a great BBC version you should get ahold of. As I continue to transcribe Casebook 7 ‘Principessa,’ I find that I am drawn to literature preceding the 1900s for my tone and even the words I choose. So I hope you enjoy this little treat from one of the great fiction writers of his time! #writing #research

Time to start writing that query letter methinks:  this site called AgentQuery had some interesting suggestions: Paragraph One—The Hook: A hook is a concise, one-sentence tagline for your book. It’s meant to hook your reader’s interest, and wind them in. The best way to understand how to write a hook is to read the loglines of the titles sold by agents in our free searchable AQ database. Paragraph Two—Mini-synopsis: This is where you get to distill your entire 300 page novel

Book4, writing a street chase, and since 221B Baker Street doesn’t really exist in London (at least as a townhouse, not as a Museum), I’m working with the area instead. So, running South down Siddon’s Lane and then West towards Chagford Street – that makes sense right? I need someone from London to actually help me before I go ‘un-suspending’ people’s disbelief with erroneous directions. #writing #research #map #running #bakerstreet #london #chagfordstreet #portiaadams #siddo