tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015025502147924207.post3753946034368729697..comments2024-03-26T11:32:56.196-07:00Comments on Revising & Editing: Filling in the Back Story by Kate Walker, Indebted to Moreno #GiveawayNas http://www.blogger.com/profile/08341843048288374472noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015025502147924207.post-61295202801979366802016-10-18T12:44:41.979-07:002016-10-18T12:44:41.979-07:00Congratulations to Susan Flett Swidersky! You are ...Congratulations to Susan Flett Swidersky! You are the winner at this post! Please contact Kate Walker with your address to get delivery of your win! Nashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14984530648140460594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015025502147924207.post-41991984889496074182016-10-12T13:53:17.549-07:002016-10-12T13:53:17.549-07:00I feel that's the exact right way to handle it...I feel that's the exact right way to handle it--small snatches interspersed between action that eventually add up to the whole.<br /><br />I love the premise of the book. Awesome conflict.Crystal Collierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03912469552483168148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015025502147924207.post-68338340839606650762016-10-02T08:29:33.882-07:002016-10-02T08:29:33.882-07:00Thanks for visiting Carol - and your congratulatio...Thanks for visiting Carol - and your congratulations. It's always a thrill to see a new book in the shops. I'm glad you find my answer helpful.Kate Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17277223651288830541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015025502147924207.post-62135467520989098782016-10-02T08:28:09.518-07:002016-10-02T08:28:09.518-07:00I so agree, Sherry - as I said to Robert you don&#...I so agree, Sherry - as I said to Robert you don't want one large 'infodump' that slows down the pace of the story and separates the reader from the present so that the immediacy of the story is lost. Thank you for the congratulations on Indebted to Moreno. Kate Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17277223651288830541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015025502147924207.post-66460742710973996262016-10-02T08:26:10.254-07:002016-10-02T08:26:10.254-07:00Thank you for visiting Crystal - and I'd agree...Thank you for visiting Crystal - and I'd agree with you. The times when the backstory works best is when it triggers memories that affect the present or when the present events 'mirror' what happened in the past. Then the characters can almost go back and work through the mistakes they made then - and hopefully put them rightKate Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17277223651288830541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015025502147924207.post-91416389614221918642016-10-02T08:23:44.389-07:002016-10-02T08:23:44.389-07:00Hello Robert and thanks for commenting. I'd ag...Hello Robert and thanks for commenting. I'd agree about the ways to reveal backstory - and even then, when catching up with someone etc, it's best not to put it all in one large lump- known as an 'infodump'!Kate Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17277223651288830541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015025502147924207.post-62379499417059776082016-10-02T08:22:24.488-07:002016-10-02T08:22:24.488-07:00Thank you to you too Ann - and I'm happy you ...Thank you to you too Ann - and I'm happy you found the post interesting<br />Kate Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17277223651288830541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015025502147924207.post-51655379837341373372016-10-02T08:21:51.757-07:002016-10-02T08:21:51.757-07:00So glad that this post was helpful to you Christin...So glad that this post was helpful to you Christine - I hope it helps you in your writing. And thank you for the congratulationsKate Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17277223651288830541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015025502147924207.post-89380349320273571472016-10-02T08:20:59.048-07:002016-10-02T08:20:59.048-07:00Hi DMS - sorry for the delay in getting to reply ...Hi DMS - sorry for the delay in getting to reply to your and everyone else's recent posts. I've been away from home for a week but now I'm catching up again. It is always interesting to consider how much a novel needs the backstory depending on the genre and the way it's written. Some books need the detail, other need it sketched in with a light hand.Kate Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17277223651288830541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015025502147924207.post-28662552514764999852016-10-02T07:31:04.256-07:002016-10-02T07:31:04.256-07:00Congrats on your new book. Great answer to a compl...Congrats on your new book. Great answer to a complicated question.Carol Kilgorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03745686632918324803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015025502147924207.post-91284607937843862102016-09-29T10:55:00.907-07:002016-09-29T10:55:00.907-07:00Revealing a backstory can be tricky business. You ...Revealing a backstory can be tricky business. You don't want to just put it all out there. Congratulations on the release!<br />Sherry Ellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844837212122243321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015025502147924207.post-29111288529788914662016-09-28T10:14:01.614-07:002016-09-28T10:14:01.614-07:00I love stories where the backstory comes out in pr...I love stories where the backstory comes out in present action, triggered by current actions. Crystal Collierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03912469552483168148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015025502147924207.post-17206736187176351982016-09-27T21:24:19.589-07:002016-09-27T21:24:19.589-07:00Great advice. I will say that my personally flavor...Great advice. I will say that my personally flavor given the circumstances would be to fit backstory expose into description and conversation. Perhaps catching up with an old friend or something of that nature. It all depends though!H.R. Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01462784064936801201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015025502147924207.post-53542267501080595412016-09-27T12:57:56.679-07:002016-09-27T12:57:56.679-07:00Great post, thanks. Congrats on the new release!Great post, thanks. Congrats on the new release!Annhttp://romancereader.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015025502147924207.post-21830664761146455222016-09-27T12:56:54.300-07:002016-09-27T12:56:54.300-07:00I needed to read this post, thanks for sharing. Co...I needed to read this post, thanks for sharing. Congrats on the release of your book.Christinehttp://romancereader.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015025502147924207.post-75826177371617311982016-09-26T17:31:58.832-07:002016-09-26T17:31:58.832-07:00What an interesting post! I do think it is interes...What an interesting post! I do think it is interesting that the amount of backstory varies based on genre. That makes sense. This post really made me think. Thanks for sharing! <br />~JessDMShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04202502753961748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015025502147924207.post-15621936536310221932016-09-26T12:05:38.292-07:002016-09-26T12:05:38.292-07:00Thank you for the congratulations Launna. It's...Thank you for the congratulations Launna. It's true that what works for fast paced genre fiction might not be so important in another form of novel. Horses for courses as they say!Kate Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17277223651288830541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015025502147924207.post-43931940946876469352016-09-26T12:02:48.502-07:002016-09-26T12:02:48.502-07:00Hi Denise and thank you for the congratulations- i...Hi Denise and thank you for the congratulations- it's interesting that you like 'a bit of a ramble ' but it does slow the story down & readers want to get on with that story!Kate Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17277223651288830541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015025502147924207.post-18074837435160286152016-09-26T12:00:17.799-07:002016-09-26T12:00:17.799-07:00So much to learn about writing it's true - and...So much to learn about writing it's true - and I think the only real rule is to write the best and most interesting story possible!Kate Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17277223651288830541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015025502147924207.post-87315354010531313602016-09-26T11:58:44.936-07:002016-09-26T11:58:44.936-07:00Hello Susan - funnily enough even after 65 books I...Hello Susan - funnily enough even after 65 books I sometimes feel I don't know that much! But yes readers don't want lots of backstory to slow thing down Kate Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17277223651288830541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015025502147924207.post-45346288280583887052016-09-26T11:54:57.822-07:002016-09-26T11:54:57.822-07:00That's exactly how I feel Mary - making the st...That's exactly how I feel Mary - making the story flow is what matters. Thank you for the congratulations!Kate Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17277223651288830541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015025502147924207.post-54667945485417640762016-09-26T11:51:51.652-07:002016-09-26T11:51:51.652-07:00You are so right Lexa - attention spans are less a...You are so right Lexa - attention spans are less and it's a challenge to a writer not to just info dump -and so slow the pace right down. Thank you for the kind wishedKate Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17277223651288830541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015025502147924207.post-33059391517760405172016-09-26T11:49:45.508-07:002016-09-26T11:49:45.508-07:00Hi hoping my replies get the out as I'm away f...Hi hoping my replies get the out as I'm away from home & internet is unreliable! But I'll try. Thank you Donna & yes, in good storytelling sometimes simpler is best!Kate Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17277223651288830541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015025502147924207.post-76141845107953368262016-09-26T03:34:24.374-07:002016-09-26T03:34:24.374-07:00Congratulations on 65 books, that's awesome♡
...Congratulations on 65 books, that's awesome♡<br /><br />I understand what you mean about what's important in the genre you're writing. What works for some types if books may not work for others xoxLaunna https://www.blogger.com/profile/09447311902825477772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015025502147924207.post-85407527776738747992016-09-25T12:32:43.198-07:002016-09-25T12:32:43.198-07:00Hi Kate! Hi Olivia! Congratulations on your 65th t...Hi Kate! Hi Olivia! Congratulations on your 65th title Kate. Good advice on backstory. I confess I quite enjoy a bit of a ramble but know most readers don't. Denise Covey https://www.blogger.com/profile/07106490051555233439noreply@blogger.com