The Past and the Present: Weaving Backstory into Your Story
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In this craft-focused episode, Nina explores backstory and the different ways it can be conveyed to better serve your novel. She considers what the reader needs to know about the past, as well as the character’s relation with it, and she gives four clear examples of how backstory can look on the page.
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