Example: Flashbacks, subplots, and foreshadowing

and often into what's actually at stake. from a novel about Emma, of the greatest works ever written for violin. because most kids' mom brought in cupcakes, to the whole class that it was my birthday, but before I could take cover in the cloakroom, and asked her to deliver it. I was so relieved I wanted to hug her, The story is a such a crucial moment, One, since the recital is such a big moment, she wanted to milk it for all it's worth. So she decided to prolong it by hitting the pause button, about the birthday cake incident, went off the rails. into something that stops the story cold instead. The key to writing a good flashback is to make sure into a flashback that does tell us something we need to know before Emma begins to play. I was eight years old. I felt the energy in the room change. Now, just nine years later, as I lifted my instrument, tucked it under my chin, and began to play.