Recording: Backstory is Fore-Story with Donald Maass
Much emphasis is put on characters’ back stories. How heroes and heroines are shaped, and the basis for their arcs of change, are of course important. However, backstory matters most when it bears directly upon what must happen in the present. Even more, it can drive characters toward plot events beyond what’s outlined and into the higher realm of eternal human struggles. In this hands-on webinar, find out how to go beyond backstory to enliven fore-story. Knowing where your characters come from is only the start of seeing where they can go.
Much emphasis is put on characters’ back stories. How heroes and heroines are shaped, and the basis for their arcs of change, are of course important. However, backstory matters most when it bears directly upon what must happen in the present. Even more, it can drive characters toward plot events beyond what’s outlined and into the higher realm of eternal human struggles. In this hands-on webinar, find out how to go beyond backstory to enliven fore-story. Knowing where your characters come from is only the start of seeing where they can go.
Much emphasis is put on characters’ back stories. How heroes and heroines are shaped, and the basis for their arcs of change, are of course important. However, backstory matters most when it bears directly upon what must happen in the present. Even more, it can drive characters toward plot events beyond what’s outlined and into the higher realm of eternal human struggles. In this hands-on webinar, find out how to go beyond backstory to enliven fore-story. Knowing where your characters come from is only the start of seeing where they can go.