https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/writing/managing-your-writing-life/w/education-and-craft/8123/avoiding-nonessential-backstory-in-writing-fictionen-USTelligent Community 10https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/writing/managing-your-writing-life/w/education-and-craft/8123/avoiding-nonessential-backstory-in-writing-fictionTue, 25 Oct 2022 13:32:26 GMT809ccca5-04d2-44bf-8f5c-ff0a6d33c80b:a4356fbe-30bd-42c6-b92e-400865224a9bChrome Oxidehttps://www.authorlearningcenter.com/writing/managing-your-writing-life/w/education-and-craft/8123/avoiding-nonessential-backstory-in-writing-fiction#commentsCurrent Revision posted to Education and Craft by Chrome Oxide on 10/25/2022 1:32:26 PM<br /> <p><br />When building a complex world or plot for your story, you might need to include some backstory throughout so that your readers understand what&#39;s happening. Science fiction and fantasy author Chrome Oxide offers a word of caution with this. Too much Info-dumping and backstory will slow your story down, he says. Dialogue and action are what is most interesting to readers, so he recommends using your characters&#39; conversations to explain situations and the world around them. You can sprinkle in some backstory throughout, but he advises avoiding long paragraphs of backstory.&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-02-16/AvoidingNonessentialBackstoryinWritingFiction.mp4">www.authorlearningcenter.com/.../AvoidingNonessentialBackstoryinWritingFiction.mp4</a></p><div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="font-size: 90%;">Tags: fiction, Short Stories, video, Science Fiction & Fantasy</div>