Backstory helps readers understand why characters act the way they do and what their motivations are. This post offers five tips on how to introduce it so that it enriches, rather than distracts from, the main story.
Read on to find out more about:
- what character backstory is
- drip feeding the information
- using natural dialogue
- interjecting with narrative reflection
- using other characters to reveal backstory
- using sounds, objects or settings as triggers
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