Coaching KidLit
Coaching KidLit
Sharon Skinner
Episode 31: Navigating Time in Storytelling: Past, Present, and Future
34 minutes Posted Jul 3, 2024 at 9:00 am.
Introduction and Overview
Understanding the Narrator's Position in Time
Creating Immediate and Relatable Narratives
Incorporating Backstory Effectively
Balancing Flashbacks and Story Flow
Prologues and Epilogues: When and How to Use Them
Actionable Tips for Writers
Conclusion and Final Thoughts
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In this episode of Coaching KidLit, hosts Sharon Skinner and Christy Yaros dive into techniques for effectively telling stories that involve backstory, flashbacks, and flash-forwards.
They discuss the importance of understanding the narrative perspective in time and the challenges associated with various methods of integrating past events into the present storyline.
Practical guidelines are given on how to balance storytelling elements to keep the reader engaged without overloading them with information.  
 
 
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