Backstory Without The Info Dump | Ep. 24

On this episode of Screenplay to Novel, Mark and Tom discuss one of the biggest traps in novel writing: backstory overload—and how too much explanation can bring a story to a dead stop. Text Screenplay to Novel: 202.670.8497 Email Screenplay to Novel: [email protected] Buy the book / HIT ESCAPE: Amazon.com "Hit Escape" is a time-bending novel about memory, consequence, and the fragile line between who we were and who we are. Both intimate and speculative, it explores regret, second chances, and the day that refuses to stay in the past.

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