Backstory is everything that happens before your book. You may not need to include any of it, but knowing it can have a direct impact on your characters, how you write them, and what your readers think of them.
This class is perfect for you, if...
You know your character is missing something, but you can’t work out what
You want to flesh out your characters for a series
You want to learn more about psychology and how it impacts us and our characters
Your stories are character-focused, or…
You want to write more character-focused stories
What this class will teach you
Why backstory matters
When to use backstory
Why info dumps are a bad idea—and how to avoid them
Things that can inform your backstory like your character’s childhood, their working environment, or their culture