How to write a good backstory

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Part of crafting characters involves exploring their history. Just as your lived experiences have shaped the person you are today, a character’s backstory has the power to provide depth and understanding to their characterization. It can even lend context to the conflicts taking place in your present story. Without that history, your character’s attitudes and actions have little foundation on which to stand.But crafting a rich and compelling character backstory is far from simple. What…

A character's backstory doesn't just tell you where they're from, it indicates where they’re going and why. In this post, learn how to use backstory to create compelling character development.

Flashbacks are a great way to explore a character’s backstory while keeping your reader immersed in your story, but they need to be handled with care...

How you reveal backstory is just as important as when. Always keep your MC's personality in mind. Ask yourself: how would *they* go about opening up? If they share their backstory with other characters, who and why? Maybe it's a nervous kid they see themselves in or an ex lover they want to make amends with. Either way, it has to be believable. #writers #write #writingtips #writinganovel #bookwriting #writinginspiration #thewriteen #characterdevelopment #creativewriting #characterbackstory