Flashbacks
I've been pondering something and while the annoying goat only allows tiny posts, I thought I'd throw my question out to those who are riding the crazy LJ train.
My next Hawaii Five-O story is going to contain a number of flashbacks. Some will be short while others will be a few pages long. I have a love hate relationship with flashbacks, but they are really necessary.
My questions is this.
With the longer flashbacks, should I keep them all in italics or should I do the whole date and location thing at the beginning of each one?
Is one less jarring or more helpful than the other?
Thoughts?
EDIT
I'm going with a date and location for the long passages of flashbacks.
Thanks to everyone for their input and thoughts!
My next Hawaii Five-O story is going to contain a number of flashbacks. Some will be short while others will be a few pages long. I have a love hate relationship with flashbacks, but they are really necessary.
My questions is this.
With the longer flashbacks, should I keep them all in italics or should I do the whole date and location thing at the beginning of each one?
Is one less jarring or more helpful than the other?
Thoughts?
EDIT
I'm going with a date and location for the long passages of flashbacks.
Thanks to everyone for their input and thoughts!