Flashbacks are probably the most confusing part of a book for me. I’ll just be sitting there in the groove of the book, and out of nowhere, it’s 20 years later. I completely agree with King’s idea of using flashbacks as little as possible. I also agree with his theory of showing what’s going on instead of just stating what’s happening. That’s probably the most difficult thing for me to do, but I believe that after enough practice, I might be able to fine tune that skill.
I liked when King spoke of using symbolism and themes in the second draft of a story because I’ve always tried to do so in the first draft, and the result was always a less than acceptable excuse of a story. It’s interesting to think that some stories with beautiful symbolism may have started as just a story until the writer re-wrote it and found the deeper meaning.
I do, however, disagree with King when he says to let your friends read your second draft. Maybe some people have a lot of friends who are brutally honest, but I know the majority of my friends would protect my feelings at any cost, and I’d never know how they really felt about my story.
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