How Much Backstory Is Too Much?

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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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Watch full vid here:    • A Writer's Comprehensive Guide to Backstor...  

Use this essential guide to backstory to share the history of your characters and story world with your audience at just the right moments.

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Backstory: The Importance of What Isn’t Told: https://www.helpingwritersbecomeautho...

Backstory Techniques: https://www.helpingwritersbecomeautho...

The Only Rule About Backstory That Matters: https://www.helpingwritersbecomeautho...

Your Character’s Ghost: https://www.helpingwritersbecomeautho...

What’s the Difference? Your Character’s Ghost vs. Wound vs. Lie vs. Weakness: https://www.helpingwritersbecomeautho...

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.helpingwritersbecomeautho...

Most Common Writing Mistakes: Info Dumps: https://www.helpingwritersbecomeautho...

The Sneaky Secret Life of “As You Know, Bob…”: https://www.helpingwritersbecomeautho...

Find Out if Your Prologue Is Destroying Your Story’s Subtext: https://www.helpingwritersbecomeautho...

Most Common Writing Mistakes: Flabby Flashbacks: https://www.helpingwritersbecomeautho...

Video - How to Plan and Structure Multiple Plotlines in Your Stories:    • How to Plan and Structure Multiple Plotlin...  

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BOOKS

For more on archetypes, check out my book Writing Archetypal Character Arcs: https://www.helpingwritersbecomeautho...

For more on character arcs, check out my book Creating Character Arcs: https://www.helpingwritersbecomeautho...

For more on story and scene structure, check out my book Structuring Your Novel: https://www.helpingwritersbecomeautho...

For more on theme, check out my book Writing Your Story's Theme: https://www.helpingwritersbecomeautho...

WORKBOOKS

Outlining Your Novel Workbook: https://www.helpingwritersbecomeautho...

Structuring Your Novel Workbook: https://www.helpingwritersbecomeautho...

Creating Character Arcs Workbook: https://www.helpingwritersbecomeautho...

GUIDED MEDITATIONS

Archetypal Character Guided Meditations (previews):    • Archetypal Characters Guided Mediations  

COURSE

Creating Character Arcs Course: https://kmweilandstore.com/b/mBoHK

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