When we begin writing our books, we feel an urgency to catch the
reader up, bring them over the hurdles of history in our story. We have
a lot of past to pass along. We think this past is essential: If the
reader doesn’t know Jane was traumatized as a child, how will she
understand why Jane is so careful with her adult relationships? If the
reader doesn’t know the entire history of the Scout troop, will he get
why the boys are intensely loyal to each other?
Friday, September 5, 2014
Placing Backstory: When It Helps and When It Hinders
This week's post is in response to Shirley, who viewed my storyboarding video on You Tube
and sent me a photo of her storyboard. The entire second act is
backstory, she said. How do I work with that? How do you place
backstory?
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