Backstory. Get Over It.

Backstory drudge and muck clogging up the beginning. We’ve all done it. Writers, I mean. If you haven’t, congratulations. You’re a Unicorn. And I hate envy you.

I don’t know about you guys, but it took me years to figure it out. Beginnings wouldn’t be so hard if we could just let go of that past life our main character(s) has. And, of course, we write and write and rewrite and rewrite the story so much that every damn detail feels like solid gold.

I’ve been thinking lately about why beginni...