How do I make an OC backstory?

Here are some tips to help you write compelling backstories:

How do you create a character background?

Here are some tips for creating rich background characters:

What does a backstory mean?

: a story that tells what led up to the main story or plot (as of a film)

How do I create a DND backstory?

5 Steps to Writing a Killer RPG Character Backstory

Why is a backstory important?

Backstory has two main jobs to fulfill in your story: (1) to reveal important information about the main characters, and (2) to help depict a fully realized story world. A character’s backstory comprises all the data of his history, revealing how he became who he is, and why he acts as he does and thinks as he thinks.

Does every character need a backstory?

First and foremost, every character requires a backstory in your mind. Once you have that backstory, you can decide how much of it will be revealed to the reader, at what point of the story, and whether directly or indirectly.

3 Tips for Writing Heavy Emotional Scenes

Include some of the character’s back-story in your first draft of the character, even if you will remove it or just make glancing references to it in your final draft. That is, let your character tell us why they are broken in sufficient detail that you begin to feel it.

How do you write a tough character?

How to Write Strong Characters

How do you write a terminally ill character?

Here are 7 pointers to keep in mind when writing chronically ill characters:

How do you make a sad character die?

Read on and you’ll be making those readers weep/cheer/gasp in no time!

How do you write grief?

Here are 5 ways to use grief more effectively in fiction

How do you express grief on death in writing?

Condolences

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