When a Complete Back Story Works #Open Book Blog Hop #Excerpt

Abbie gives a great writing lesson, while sharing a bit of her latest book, ‘The Red Dress’
Another great post for this sunny #WordPressWednesday

My Corner

I like the idea of letting the reader discover the back story as the book progresses. For example, I’m currently reading Hello, Summer by Mary K. Andrews. After her job in Washington D.C. disappears, an award-winning journalist is compelled to return to her small hometown in Florida and work in her family’s newspaper after so many years away. Why did she leave her hometown? I get the feeling it’s not because she wanted a higher-paying job. Will just have to find out.

But in some instances, providing the back story at once is necessary. Take, for example, the prolog of my latest book, The Red Dress. My main character, Eve, ends up telling her college roommate, Charlene, the history behind the red dress she keeps in the back of her closet, a dress she hasn’t worn since her disastrous prom night. Charlene is someone who will stop at nothing…

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Patty L. Fletcher lives in Kingsport Tennessee where she works full time as a Writer with the goal of bridging the great chasm which separates the disAbled from the non-disAbled. And as a Social Media Promotional Assistant. She is the owner and creator of Tell-It-To-The-World Marketing (Author, Blogger Business Assist), and is the published author of two books, Campbell’s Rambles: How a Seeing Eye Dog Retrieved My Life and Bubba Tails From the Puppy Nursery At The Seeing Eye: Volume One. She can also be found in two anthologies which are, December Awethology Light And A Treasure Chest of Children’s Tales. See her latest book, Pathway to Freedom Broken and Healed: How a Seeing Eye Dog Retrieved My Life Second Edition in eBook and Paperback at: https://www.amazon.com/Patty-L.-Fletcher/e/B00Q9I7RWG Find it in various accessible formats: https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/PattyFletcher See her Facebook business page: https://www.facebook.com/tellittotheworld/ Patty loves receiving feedback about her work. So, drop her a line any time at: patty.volunteer1@gmail.com

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2 Responses to When a Complete Back Story Works #Open Book Blog Hop #Excerpt

abbiejohnsontaylor says:

January 27, 2021 at 1:45 pm

Thank you, Patty, for reblogging this.

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- Patty L. Fletcher says:
  
  January 27, 2021 at 2:39 pm
  
  Hi Abbie.
  
  You’re welcome and I’m glad to see you finding such great ways to promote your work.
  
  I’ve your book in my wish list on NLS now, so it’ll be read soon.
  
  Patty L. Fletcher
  
  Self-Published Author and Social Media Promotional Assistant
  
  Email: patty.volunteer1@gmail.com
  
  See my latest book, Pathway to Freedom Broken and Healed: How a Seeing Eye Dog Retrieved My Life Second Edition in eBook and Paperback at: https://www.amazon.com/Patty-L.-Fletcher/e/B00Q9I7RWG
  
  Find it in various accessible formats: https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/PattyFletcher
  
  See my Facebook business page: https://www.facebook.com/tellittotheworld/
  
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