Luna Saint Claire
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Bryn Greenwood:
I love your answer! I am currently writing a flawed character and aspire to accomplish the sympathy of readers and the redemption (or attempt at redemption) that you have successfully achieved. How important is their backstory?
Bryn Greenwood
I would say backstory is hugely important for you as a writer. You need to know intimately how your characters got to where they are and why they became the people they did. As for what you share with readers within the frame of the story, that varies wildly. I frequently withhold key backstory elements until later in the story, because I want to give readers a chance to evaluate their gut reactions and their biases. I don't think characters who do bad things should be given a pass just because they have painful things in their past, but I do sometimes like to offer a few details to ask the reader to weigh that in the balance.
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Lisa Brackmann
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Bryn Greenwood:
I thought all the hoarding scenes in THE RECKLESS OATH WE MADE were incredibly powerful -- especially the one toward the end (I don't want to describe it too much for fear of posting a spoiler). Where did you get the inspiration for this? I'm also wondering how dealing with the hoarding in her family affected Zee and some of the life choices she made. Thanks so much!
Sky- A hopeless romantic girl :D
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Bryn Greenwood:
I must say all the ugly and wonderful things is an amazing book with all the feels and emotion. As a reader i want everyone to know that this book is much more than it's age gap trope. Wavy n Kellen are much more those labels. The writing, the ending everything was amazing. Q- when u see people criticising the age gap, do u wish to change it?
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