So, I am a roleplayer and am writing for a character named Kestrel. She's a woman born into an empire which was founded on religious zealotism,...
I'm currently doing a Biography as a first chapter for my main character. I'm explaining to the reader my main character's backstory and i'm now...
The mother of the MC falls deeply in love with a foreign nobleman. They plan on running away together by ship but her family attempts to stop...
So, I am currently in the process of creating a secondary protagonist character, but have yet to land on a decent backstory for them. While in the...
I'm currently writing a short story with some emotional moments. My goal is for my reader's to feel similar levels/types of emotion that I did...
Do you need to know where a major character came from, in order to relate to them or enjoy the story? And how much history do you want?
Many of the stories I make have a long-ass backstory. At first I thought it was the main character that needed an indepth backstory, but that's...
So, as a refresher, or for those who have no clue, my novel is a medieval fantasy type story with lots of mythological beasts and a sprinkling of...
Alright, long story short, I was planning on putting in my MCs backstory as part of a conversation that builds a relationship between him and a...
I was unsure how to title this thread, and I don't know if this is the right subforum or not. Please move it if it's wrong. So, my book opens...
I've been trying to think of a back story for one of the main characters in my sci fi story. She's revealed to be working for the bad guys (a...
So before I post a full chapter of my story to be critiqued, I just want to get some opinions and ideas of what some of you guys think is the best...
I'm not an avid fantasy reader, but is it typical for fantasy authors to create their world with an extensive backstory, in the same vain as the...
Hey everyone! I've been trying to write a fantasy novel for the last 6 months and I only have about a chapter and a half so far. This is harder...
I remember reading somewhere than if you don't have the backstory explained in the first (however many) pages or chapters, then you've started...
I am outlining a new story, and I'm stuck decided whether the first part of the book should just be edited out and used as mental backstory, or if...
Hi ! Can someone explain to me where the differences between FLASHBACK and BACKSTORY lie? Thank you.
I haven't come to on the forums to play lately, being tied up trying to get my novel's cover just right. So tonight I'm working on the cover...
I'm coming up against a bit of a problem in the timeline of my WIP. As it stands, the MC is 23 years old in the year 1961. This means she had to...
My current setting in my story is a temple. A priestess is explaining to my main character the story of their patron goddess Lyshara, which is the...
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