Writing Backstory into Your Now-Story
Saturday, December 7 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm CST
$50.00
In this 3-hour, live, creative writing workshop, we will explore the role of backstory in novel writing. How does it affect not only your protagonist’s motivation, but your plot?
Backstory is not merely information about your hero’s past. It must have an immediate, even urgent, bearing on your plot’s present moment to deserve the ink it takes to write it into the story.
There are 3 methods for incorporating backstory into your now-story. We’ll practice all of them during the workshop.
Come prepared to write, share, and discuss during class. If you don’t have a current work-in-progress to play with during class, don’t worry. Writing prompts will give you avenues work with as we develop our storycraft together!
