We’re heading into the holiday season and talking a bit more about character backstory!

Tracey debates developing backstory before writing -- as opposed to during, Jess talks about creating and holding on to character secrets, and Anne makes the group do a real-time backstory exercise.

QUOTE: “Ten years from now, make sure that you can say you chose your life, you didn’t settle for it.” – Mandy Hale

 

LINKS:

Anatomy of Story by John Truby

The Plot Whisperer

 

CREDITS: This episode of Your Writing Does Not Suck was recorded by its separate participants and edited by Anne M Belen.