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The Notorious Flashback

Posted on July 28, 2022 by Christina Anne Hawthorne

Given how I used to write, it’s strange to blog about the dangers and weaknesses associated with flashbacks. Back in the day, I was more than happy to spread them around willy-nilly. In the years that followed, I learned the … Continue reading →

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Walking the Edge that is Adding Mystery

Posted on August 6, 2020 by Christina Anne Hawthorne

Everything you don’t know is a mystery. Too, mystery adds tension and encourages involvement. Most writers know that so there’s little mystery there. What’s perhaps too often a missed, though, is that it can be a knife-edge walk between being … Continue reading →