Macbook wallpaper academia

Background, also known as exposition, provides a feature article with the history and context that help a story make sense in the moment and find its place in the bigger picture. It’s a dignified role, but too often we writers treat background as the sawdust sandwich, the murky middle, the part where we stand at the chalkboard and give a history lesson.

A shot of Buckingham Palace taken from Green Park on a wonderful autumn day in London, England. Location: London, United Kingdom