Darling Axe Editing @darlingaxe.com · May 4

Make readers crave backstory before you give it to them.

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@fyberpunk.bsky.social · May 5

I don't know whether I like this advice or not. A backstory is simply a sequence of events which happen chronologically before the main events of the story. If taken to an extreme, this advice suggests that all events should be told in reverse, like in the movie Momento.

PaulW · May 5

Bardugo's Ninth House is a perfect example.