Introduction
Backstory Guidelines
Backstory Traps
Identifying Backstory
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Intro: The Three Main Types of Backstory (3:11)
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Context (10:54)
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Context example: The Labyrinth's Apprentice by Day Al-Mohamed (8:02)
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Context example for series: Bitter Falls by Rachel Caine (6:00)
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Context example: This Is Where I Leave You by Jonathan Tropper (3:35)
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Memory (10:22)
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Flashback (11:44)
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Flashback example: Side Trip by Kerry Lonsdale (5:39)
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Example: The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett (4:28)
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Example: A House for Happy Mothers by Amulya Malladi (5:14)
Creating Backstory
