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Get a free sneak peek at my new workshop on the Romance Beat Sheet at the Romance Writers Summit, an online event of writing craft advice.
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Pin ItOnce we know what our character’s backstory makes them think they could never do, we know how to show their path of change and growth over the story.
Pin ItA character’s backstory reveals what they thought they could never do, which gives us ideas for our plot and making them face their fears.
Pin ItA character’s backstory can be mined to add more emotion to our stories, such as by layering how their backstory’s defining moment affected them.
Pin ItA character’s false belief is central to a story’s internal arc, and the defining moment in a character’s backstory is key to creating that false belief.
Pin ItBackstory helps readers connect to our characters and provides context for their actions, but how can we make it compelling and avoid boring information dumps?
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