DEEP CUTS Episode 87: How Much Backstory Do Authors Need?
Scott Sigler Slices: MIX TAPE VOL. 1 · Scott Sigler
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Show Notes
Backstory—the story stuff happens before the stuff that happens in the story. How much do authors need to make a great tale? Do you need a fully fleshed-out world before you write the first sentence, or can you wing it? Scott Sigler and ARealGirl Herself discuss.
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Deep Cuts is created by Scott Sigler and A B Kovacs
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Produced by Steve Riekeberg
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Production Assistance by Allie Press
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