Comments on: Margie’s Rule #17: Finessing Backstory

By: Lisa Ciarfella

Lisa Ciarfella — Fri, 07 Oct 2016 07:13:44 +0000

Kimberly Belle's sentence was great!
And yeah, too much BS is too much BS!

Hahahaha....

By: Melissa Menten

Melissa Menten — Sat, 24 Sep 2016 04:18:30 +0000

I need to get serious about editing my WIP and one of the things that needs work is condensing the backstory. (Difficult with all the world-building my fantasy needs.) Thanks for this article. I just bought another lecture packet, but I'm always up for another class by Margie!

By: Best of the Blogs: 23 September 2016 - Christian Editing Services

Best of the Blogs: 23 September 2016 - Christian Editing Services — Fri, 23 Sep 2016 00:03:40 +0000

[…] Margie Lawson always offers great advice. This week she’s visiting Writers in the Storm to talk about a better way to add character backstory: by using rhetorical devices (anyone who knows Margie knows how much she loves her rhetorical devices): Margie’s Rule #17: Finessing Backstory […]

By: Top Picks Thursday! For Readers and Writers 09-22-2016 | The Author Chronicles

Thu, 22 Sep 2016 17:03:46 +0000

[…] When writing any story, we have to get the story elements balanced and make them carry their weight. Jami Gold tells us when backstory is necessary, and Margie Lawson explains how to finesse backstory. […]

By: Gordon Petry

Gordon Petry — Thu, 22 Sep 2016 01:05:38 +0000

Too late for the drawing, but I loved that fact that your essay started out using Anaphora. I was going to use anaphora in my reply, but then took too long to write it.
Certainly worth the read, certainly going to be used, certainly very appreciated.
Thank for a very helpful suggestion

By: Julie McCullough

Julie McCullough — Tue, 20 Sep 2016 04:35:17 +0000

In reply to Margie Lawson. :-) Thanks Margie.

By: Jenny Hansen

Jenny Hansen — Tue, 20 Sep 2016 03:06:20 +0000

In reply to Fae Rowen. How exciting, Fae! Where and when are you going?

By: Jenny Hansen

Jenny Hansen — Tue, 20 Sep 2016 03:04:56 +0000

In reply to Kimberly Belle. That's an excellent tip, Kimberly! And Laura has gotten me totally excited about your book. :-)

By: Jenny Hansen

Jenny Hansen — Tue, 20 Sep 2016 03:02:04 +0000

In reply to Margie Lawson. I know!!! And I am your ride. I worked that out. :-)

By: Margie Lawson

Margie Lawson — Mon, 19 Sep 2016 22:43:47 +0000

In reply to M. Lee Scott.

Hello M. Lee Scott --

Glad you are a fan of anaphoras. Hope you use the 29 other rhetorical devices I teach in my Deep Editing, Rhetorical Devices, and More course. 🙂

Thanks for chiming in!