tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post2883012816786196681..comments2024-03-28T05:34:42.670-05:00Comments on MAKE MINE MYSTERY: First Chapter Back Story - what's too much?Morgan Mandelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10118929301591850918noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-70591931613846245922013-10-27T08:52:42.938-05:002013-10-27T08:52:42.938-05:00You have to drop the back story in in drizzles and...You have to drop the back story in in drizzles and dabs--not necessarily in the first chapter.Marilyn Meredith a.k.a. F. M. Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04179984154939161530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-45688317162123663092013-10-22T17:34:05.626-05:002013-10-22T17:34:05.626-05:00Jean - what a great idea...
Morgan - so true. Jean - what a great idea... <br /><br />Morgan - so true. Lynn Cahoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12075459480706211807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-81715541904289885092013-10-22T13:37:12.050-05:002013-10-22T13:37:12.050-05:00Backstory is a tightrope. Too much will get a read...Backstory is a tightrope. Too much will get a reader bored. Too little will get a reader puzzled. It's not easy to get the right amount!<br /><br />Morgan Mandel<br />http://www.morganmandel.comMorgan Mandelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10118929301591850918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-80439492023322592822013-10-22T12:49:39.105-05:002013-10-22T12:49:39.105-05:00I would have Deb thinking about the possiblity tha...I would have Deb thinking about the possiblity that husband #3 might go the way of her former husbands as she walks down the aisle. But I like to spoon in a little intrigue from the beginning. Jean Henry Meadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08146960738692672013noreply@blogger.com