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You can (and probably should) tell your characters' background stories, but you should also ask yourself a question - "would it make my book better?" There are a few rules that I think are importa...
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#3: Attribution notice added
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System
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2019-12-08T06:35:20Z (over 4 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision
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Alexander
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2019-12-08T06:35:20Z (over 4 years ago)
You can (and probably should) tell your characters' background stories, but you should also ask yourself a question - "would it make my book better?" There are a few rules that I think are important: - A backstory should be interesting by itself; - A backstory should be relevant to the main plot, or at least provide some important answers to the questions the reader would have about the characters; - Backstories should not hijack the main storyline. If done right, background stories would provide much help with character development.
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2017-06-06T00:33:02Z (almost 7 years ago)
Original score: 5