16 min
#34: How to Write Backstory Without Boring Your Reader Writer Unleashed
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How much backstory is too much?
Backstory is one of the trickiest things to get effectively onto the page. Too much of it and your reader loses track, forgets, or even stops caring about what’s happening in your story's present.
In today's episode of Writer Unleashed, we'll explore the 3 most common missteps writers make about backstory, plus 3 tips to help you write backstory without putting your story on snooze.
We'll explore:
What backstory is and why it's useful 3 common mistakes new writers make when writing backstoryWhy less backstory is always moreHow to strategically weave backstory into your story's key momentsHow to use backstory to reveal and foreshadowWant to connect with more like-minded writers? Join us on our private Writer Unleashed Community Facebook Group. Joining is free.
Not sure where to begin writing? Need a way in to your story? Or a way through? Click here to download your FREE 9 Story Starters.
Want to join a community of like-minded writers? Need inspiration and support? Join us in our private Writer Unleashed Community Facebook Group. It's totally free to join.
How much backstory is too much?
Backstory is one of the trickiest things to get effectively onto the page. Too much of it and your reader loses track, forgets, or even stops caring about what’s happening in your story's present.
In today's episode of Writer Unleashed, we'll explore the 3 most common missteps writers make about backstory, plus 3 tips to help you write backstory without putting your story on snooze.
We'll explore:
What backstory is and why it's useful 3 common mistakes new writers make when writing backstoryWhy less backstory is always moreHow to strategically weave backstory into your story's key momentsHow to use backstory to reveal and foreshadowWant to connect with more like-minded writers? Join us on our private Writer Unleashed Community Facebook Group. Joining is free.
Not sure where to begin writing? Need a way in to your story? Or a way through? Click here to download your FREE 9 Story Starters.
Want to join a community of like-minded writers? Need inspiration and support? Join us in our private Writer Unleashed Community Facebook Group. It's totally free to join.
16 min