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Welcome! I'm K.M. Weiland, the award-winning and internationally published author of acclaimed writing guides such as Structuring Your Novel and Creating Character Arcs. I mentor authors on story theory, technique, and all the wild and wonderful highs and lows of the writing life!
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Use this essential guide to backstory to share the history of your characters and story world with your audience at just the right moments.
Read transcript here: https://helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/guide-to-backstory
TIMESTAMPS
What Is Backstory? 01:41
Backstory Creates Character Motivation 02:56
The Ghost in Your Character's Backstory 04:32
How Much Backstory Do You Need? 08:02
Three Methods to Convey Backstory
1. Sharing Backstory With the Backstory Drip 10:05
2. Sharing Backstory in a Prologue 14:21
3. Sharing Backstory in Flashbacks 15:52
The Single Most Important Rule About Backstory 19:41
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Backstory: The Importance of What Isn’t Told: https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/backstory-importance-of-what-isnt-told/
Backstory Techniques: https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/prologues-vs-flashbacks/
The Only Rule About Backstory That Matters: https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/rule-backstory-matters/
Your Character’s Ghost: https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/character-arcs-4/
What’s the Difference? Your Character’s Ghost vs. Wound vs. Lie vs. Weakness: https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/whats-the-difference-your-characters-ghost-vs-wound-vs-lie-vs-weakness/
Book - The Anatomy of Story by John Truby: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0052Z3M8A
Book - Creating Character Arcs: https://kmweilandstore.com/b/bsmu1
How to Write Character Arcs: https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/write-character-arcs/
Most Common Writing Mistakes: Info Dumps: https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/common-writing-mistakes-pt-50/
The Sneaky Secret Life of “As You Know, Bob…”: https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/as-you-know-bob/
Find Out if Your Prologue Is Destroying Your Story’s Subtext: https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/find-out-if-your-prologue-is-destroying-your-storys-subtext/
Most Common Writing Mistakes: Flabby Flashbacks: https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/most-common-mistakes-series-are-your-2/
Video - How to Plan and Structure Multiple Plotlines in Your Stories: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJMy4tfjaUg
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Image Credit: State of Play (2009), Universal Pictures.
Video edited by Usvaldo de Leon, Jr.
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BOOKS
For more on archetypes, check out my book Writing Archetypal Character Arcs: https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/book/writing-archetypal-character-arcs/
For more on character arcs, check out my book Creating Character Arcs: https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/book/creating-character-arcs/
For more on story and scene structure, check out my book Structuring Your Novel: https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/book/structuring-your-novel/
For more on theme, check out my book Writing Your Story's Theme: https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/book/writing-your-storys-theme/
WORKBOOKS
Outlining Your Novel Workbook: https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/book/outlining-your-novel-workbook/
Structuring Your Novel Workbook: https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/book/structuring-your-novel-workbook/
Creating Character Arcs Workbook: https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/book/creating-character-arcs-workbook/
GUIDED MEDITATIONS
Archetypal Character Guided Meditations (previews): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbZBlFLPzJi3R6y75uvOB94clqk4qucPC
COURSE
Creating Character Arcs Course: https://kmweilandstore.com/b/mBoHK
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