The Battle of the Backstory

Comic: Too Much Backstory by Inkygirlcom

Backstory is anything and everything that happens before your short story or novel opens. Because we need to know our characters’ histories, we think the reader needs to know it too.

Here’s a secret—readers don’t care.

They want action, they want forward movement. Decide how little backstory you can get away with. Make sure you include only important background information. Then see if you can thread it through the story using the following story-telling techniques.

Read the rest of the article here: 5 Ways To Avoid The Backstory Battle