Well, I'm in a fix.
For my story (the duo - Flames and Tears of Lecraesa), I have written at least 30 pages of history (not within the story, of course) behind the land and the characters; it is all so complex, I find myself wanting to write entire books on past characters and such.
So, my problem is how much background to include. In Flames, I included very little background, mostly because the book is indirectly from Creiha's point of view and Creiha knows very little about the history of the land. But now I am in Tears which is told more from Lusien, who knows everything about the history of the land. The history makes everything that happens in Tears so much more meaningful, but I don't know how to include the background and how much background is too much. I've always hated it when authors launch into 10-page long accounts of history in the middle of the story. Any suggestions?
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