Backstory is any part of your story that happened before the action starts. It is tempting when you begin to write to include everything you know about your character and your story. If you know it, you think your reader will want to know it too. And they do. But not right off the bat.
My agent, Rachelle Gardner, gives an excellent discussion of backstory on her blog, so I'll leave the rest to her. Click here and find out how to weave it in so you leave your readers wanting more.
http://cba-ramblings.blogspot.com/
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