How to Use Flashbacks to Share Backstory

When planning your backstory, a good rule of thumb is that complex backstories are best for simple stories. Short flashbacks are usually best, especially if you're introducing them late into the story with no foreshadowing of a time shift. Flashbacks need to introduce new information that turns the main plot. My nature flashbacks pull audiences out of the main story, which means whatever you share should be riveting enough to pull them right back in.