So I'm writing my first chapter for LMS II, and I plan to have my main character enter a death game for his daughter/sister... Oh boy, I just realized how much that sounds like the Hunger Games >_>
My friend told me to establish a better connection between the main character and his sister/daughter, AKA write the backstory for them. I have a good one written out, but it's a little long, and I don't know how necessary it is, considering that the sister/daughter won't be appearing throughout the story. I'm afraid of not including it, since then readers can't really understand the MC's motivation, but it's a lot of exposition for a girl who's technically a minor character.
I don't want to change their backstory, either, so it's stuck at that length. Should I just give them a small, playful scene of sorts so that readers can still see their connection? Or do I just introduce their relationship and plop the MC in the main setting (the arena-thingie).
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