Back-story is essential to motivate the plot and storyline of a novel.
It adds flesh to the main character/characters.
The placement of Back-story will vary according the genre of a novel.
The back-story of my protagonist started on Page 43 of my chivalric romance.
Did your Back-story start at the beginning or after numerous chapters?
Thank you, Adrian.
I welcome and appreciate your advice. I'll most certainly check out 'Aspects of The Novel'. Thank you for the reccomendation, I'll have a browse on Amazon.
I'm very grateful, so, Thank you, again.
I agree with Jonathan :-)
David
You don't suck, Megan, because your opening lines of prose show you have a voice.
Learning the aspects of the novel is not easy. Then you have to know how to orchestrate them.
If your stuck or struggling may I suggest.
E.M. Forster, of Howards End, Room With a View and, Passage to India, wrote a brilliant book called, Aspects of The Novel.
If there is one book a want-to-be author should invest in, it is, 'Aspects of The Novel'.
It is the best book ever written of its kind.
You can get cheap second hand copies on Amazon.