If there are any fans of the TV series LOST out there, you know they use this flash-back and forward technique quite well. It was fun and I hope it didn’t confuse too many readers. Anyway, that’s where I began the story, with a bang! Then, of course, I needed to go back and tell the reader how the characters got in that predicament. It reminded me of Jonah running away from God and God sending this huge storm.
In the case of Forsaken Dreams, I kept seeing this massive storm at sea and all my characters being tossed to and fro on a tiny ship headed for Brazil. I can’t get rid of it! That’s how I know where I want to start my story. In fact, that scene has usually been filling my thoughts for weeks, even months in advance. Normally when I’m starting a novel, a particular scene keeps playing over and over in my head. How/ why did you decide to use the literary techniques of flash-forward and flash-back in your novel “Forsaken Dreams”? Oh yea, and she’s also a best-selling author of more than 13 novels! Mary Lu describes herself as an introvert, patriot, mother of six, the neighborhood cat-lady, tall ship enthusiast, friend of pirates and mermaids, obsessive compulsive control freak, history lover, hopeless romantic, and a sword wielding princess-warrior of the King of Kings. PLEASE WELCOME AUTHOR MARY LU TYNDALL TO SAVURBKS!
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