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I’ve not read any of your work but surely putting all the backstory into chapter one is front heavy? Do you not find that the backstory slows down the pace of the chapter?

I know that if I did that, nothing would happen in chapter one. It would be bogged down in info dumps. I’m not saying yours is, maybe you have a gift for getting it all in…Read more

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Let me see if I got this right. You step the reader through the characters thought process so that the OOCM seems rational.

Is that right?

Basically, yes.

There are only a small number of actual plots available. Let’s say you had the idea to write a story about a child that goes to a magic school. Is that Harry Potter, The Worst Witch, The Books of Magic, The Magicians… The way you unfold your idea is what makes it yours. Even if 100 people said, “I like your idea, I’m going to use it”, they would…Read more

I like to get the backstory out there in the first chapter.

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There is no “must” in writing and publishing. Some things are a good idea though.

What happens if someone does steal your ideas though?

Let me see if I got this right. You step the reader through the characters thought process so that the OOCM seems rational.

Is that right?

1. Where do you want to be when all this is over?
2. What would be the worst possible outcome for you?
3. What is stopping your achieving your dreams?
4. What are your biggest weaknesses?
5. How do you handle stress?

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