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	Back-story - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In narratology, a back-story (also back story or backstory) is the history behind the situation extant at the start of the main story.
		The dramatic revelation of secrets from the backstory is a useful term for forming the story, recommended as far back as Aristotle's Poetics.
		That backstory became the source of a prequel trilogy of movies and the Expanded Universe.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Backstory (466 words)

	MCRW Article: Backstory without Boredom
		Common backstory methods, in order of editorial acceptability, include: weaving the backstory into the fabric of the novel, using a prologue, and using the early chapters to convey the past.
		Longest — A novel that consists almost entirely of backstory is called a "frame story" and the reader avoids confusion because only the beginning and the end deal with the present.
		Rather than weaving backstory into dialog or moments of introspection, she opens every chapter, starting in Chapter 2, with two to three pages of backstory.
	www.mcrw.com /lovenotes/backstory.htm (1726 words)

	RPGnet: The Inside Scoop on Gaming
		Character, setting, plot, and backstory are topics I expect to return to again and again, and I hope these initial five weeks of discussion will be a useful foundation.
		Some of this backstory — for example, Hamlet’s loving relationship with his father — is only implied, but other events — such as the murder scene — are described explicitly through dialogue.
		Presenting backstory through dialogue means letting your characters reveal the past through their own speech within the story.
	www.rpg.net /news+reviews/columns/virtually09apr01.html (1979 words)

	What's Your Backstory? - Public Relations and Publicity Blog
		Backstories are the "story behind the headline", the history, the background, or even the anecdotes that give life to an otherwise dry story.
		But the best way we've found to get backstories run is to pitch the reporter while they are in the middle of working with you on a main story.
		And finally - keep in mind that backstories are even less promotional than normal stories (which can only be minimally so.) These are opportunities for you to build your recognition level with the community.
	www.101publicrelations.com /blog/whats_your_backstory_001827.html (901 words)

	Backstory Problems
		But by laying out the backstory, those preceding events that motivate the characters, the writer might be wasting a powerful tool in creating plot suspense and character conflict.
		They learn much more about who this character is from what he remembers of his past (his mother's prayers) and how he currently interprets it (he has abandoned prayer himself) than from a long list of biographical details.
		If backstory is important to the story, that importance should be demonstrated within the story, not merely by some authorial comment on top of the opening scene.
	www.sff.net /people/alicia/prob1.htm (1299 words)

	Backstory « The Life That Chose Me
		Backstory « The Life That Chose Me The Life That Chose Me My life in a world of exceptionalities
		Posted by Dick in Backstory, Paraeducators, Behavior disorders.
		Posted by Dick in Blogging, Backstory, Ed Policy Discussion, Parents and parenting.
	specialed.wordpress.com /tag/backstory (8679 words)

	The Common Ills (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		She knows the basic story, that Blogger was on the fritz for too long and that this site was created as a mirror site.
		But she's new to the community and wondered if she could have a little backstory.
		I'll add that when this was going to be a blog, twenty people reading it was more than I could imagine.
	thecommonills.blogdrive.com /archive/79.html (1646 words)

	Backstory
		Those of you who know me have long ago figured out that I'm having a hard time bouncing back from the art retreat - and I touched on it superficially in the Artsy Asylum blog.
		The simple answer is that there was already so much going on in the Artsy Asylum it seemed the logical thing to take the conversation off of there and not complicate an already "busy" appearance.
		So I hit on the "backstory" idea which seemed apt given that the illnesses we deal with are generally invisible and thus in the background and some of our issues involve backs.
	susanreynolds.blogs.com /backstory (286 words)

	Amazon.com: Backstory: Inside the Business of News: Books: Ken Auletta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Auletta, whose previous books include Greed and Glory on Wall Street and World War 3.0, is concerned about how the publishing industry affects the practice of journalism, in theory not beholden to profits and losses.
		Most critics agree that Backstory is a provocative if uneven collection that shows a serious understanding of the trade.
		Backstory does have the ironic virtue of freezing for all time some of the ephemeral visions of the brief dot-com era.
	www.amazon.com /Backstory-Inside-Business-Ken-Auletta/dp/1594200009 (1703 words)

	"Backstory" Buffy the Vampire Slayer (2002) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The primary flaw is in the inability of this Backstory to get creator Joss Whedon on camera.
		Then again, given Whedon's history with some of those who actually were interviewed (including "Buffy" the movie's director, Fran Rubel Kuzui and dyspeptic star Donald Sutherland), perhaps it was completely unworkable.
		Discuss this movie with other users on IMDb message board for "Backstory" (2001)
	us.imdb.com /Title?0321066 (245 words)

	Welcome to the EVE-online official website : Intro
		Recent technological breakthroughs in FTL travel, and the ensuing increase in space travelers, have shaken, but not broken, the fragile peace...
		A compilation of the EVE Backstory is now available.
		The compilation includes the EVE Chronicles, Short Stories, Scientific Articles, Races & Bloodlines, and Organizations, is available in two versions; the standard fl-theme and an ink cartridge-friendly white version for print and offline reading
	www.eve-online.com /background (384 words)

	Backstory : David Wellington's Backstory
		I came here when barry eisler did his backstory for killing rain.
		If you are an author with a backstory, or an agent, publicist or editor who has an author with a backstory, please write us at backstory1@yahoo.com.
		In recent months all kinds of wonderful authors have posted their backstories here: Katherine Neville, Lee Child, Tess Gerritsen, Marcia Talley, Gayle Lynds, Laura Lippman, Jacqueline Winspear, Linda Fairstein, Caroline Leavitt, Denise Hamilton, Lev Raphael, Jason Starr, Lisa Tucker, J.A. Konrath, Robert Ferrigno, Doug Clegg, Carol Goodman and more.
	mjroseblog.typepad.com /backstory/2006/05/david_wellingto.html (1757 words)

	The Backstory: An Interview With The Iranian President - Public Eye
		The Backstory: An Interview With The Iranian President - Public Eye
		The Backstory: An Interview With The Iranian President
		As the president of one of the countries that President Bush has identified as part of the axis of evil, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is a world leader who garners a lot of attention and one who rarely gives interviews to Western media.
	www.cbsnews.com /blogs/2006/08/15/publiceye/entry1897092.shtml (1143 words)

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