challenging authors not to put in backstory for the first 50 pgs. Yet, his best known client, begins his series with a 60 year old man telling us he's writing his story- (that's backstory right there) he goes into the story of a battle- within a few pages backtracks to tell us how he met the commander.
By the time he finishes that huge passage set on another continent, and goes back to that first battle sequence, I was like- what? where are we? And I am a very patient reader. I don't have to be grabbed right away. But the ENTIRE first 50 pages was nothing but bactracking backstory.
It makes me want to scream- get off your highhorse dude!
susiej