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Wisdom's Shadow: The Week end

Wisdom's Shadow: The Week end : Hey There! Hope you enjoyed your weekend. Was it productive? Did you make use of your time? Bet you're thinking - 'what's wr...

Back stories increase value if properly executed

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Hey There! Hope you are having a wonderful day or evening. Had a lot to do today before doing any kind of writing. Have a family to attend to and they have to come first! Family Time is vial! I took a sample of my novel before the revision process and submitted to a Facebook group for an honest critique. Gutsy right? Hey, I need to make sure my stories are up to standard. The corrections were brutal. They didn't hold back in their process and told me of prevalent grammatical errors. That was expected but what stood out to me the most was one particular author asking why they should care about the main character. Savage. But, I don't blame her because I didn't add any supporting background. No one had a backstory as to how they came to be. Looking back, there was a big mistake in rushing, producing shallow characters. Characters without value will cause a well-intentioned book to collect dust! Composing novels is supposed to be a work of art that must b...