#Backstory

[27nox]

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(Silly doodle here ⬇)

(Mb for my handwriting lol also I didn't get to censor the first swear so next time I won't be doing it anymore xd)

#angel dust #hazbin hotel #huskerdust fanfic #hazbin hotel husk #huskerdust #backstory #MafiaDemonAnthony

[wondertrio]

Blythe's backstory:

* Born in an entertainment house, called the Eclipse Teahouse, to the mother/manager of the house, named Lady Celine. Lady Celine wanted a changeling child for the house specifically. She paid a changeling man for a chance to sleep with him and get pregnant and thus, Blythe was born.

* Blythe grew up with "they" pronouns. They were also very spoiled by the aunties and uncles who worked in the house. Lady Celine did not play a motherly role; instead Blythe was raised like the precious child of all the employees.

* Blythe spent their entire childhood in their "true form" white body. Lady Celine told them to be proud of it, because it cost her a lot of money.

* Blythe was taught how to dance, sing, and make conversation very early. Once they became a young adult, they entertained patrons like any other employee. However, all the money they earned went right to Lady Celine.

* Blythe was a very popular attraction, because they could take on "requested" forms for patrons.

* Blythe's best friend was a water genasi girl about ten years older than them, who went by the name Lorelei in the house. She was like a real big sister and Blythe thought she was so so cool. Lorelei often told Blythe how she was saving money, even going so far as to steal from Lady Celine, so that she could run away and marry a rich noble somewhere in the country. Eventually, Lady Celine found out and Lorelei was ousted.

* Blythe became disillusioned with the house they'd grown up in after Lorelei left. It's been years since they've seen her, but Blythe eventually ran away with the intention of finding Lorelei, getting a lot of money, and buying an estate for them to live in.

* Blythe took on the water genasi form very similar to Lorelei as they attempted to find her, a bit like a walking missing persons poster.

* Blythe travels around, rubbing elbows with nobility, in a constant effort to find Lorelei, whom they still believe did marry a rich lord at some point. 

* Traveling also helps them gain more forms, and thus build their repertoire even more.

#blythe #dnd #backstory

[carmaander]

celeste crawford [oc] ; percy jackson au

#despite everything its still you #art #original character #ares #camp half blood #greek mythology #percy jackson #pjo #pjo fandom #digital art #it's still you #trauma #backstory

[justinepush]

Guess you have to marry her now.... i don't make the rules ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯

Backstory (kinda.) Somebody asked me if Loid and Yor know each other's identity and the answer is yes!

Ramble: They're around 18-19 here and found Anya at 21 so when she turns 6 it's still faithful to their canon ages (assuming they're both 27)

#too lazy to paint it I'M SORRY #Also! #any au name suggestions? 👀 #spy x family #sxf anime #sxf manga #sxf #au #yor forger #loid forger #twilight #thorn princess #meeting #backstory #digital art #my art #fanart #ship #anime #comics #twiyor #loiyor #true x family

[3hks]

How to Write an IMPACTFUL Backstory

Honestly, writing and reading about backstories is probably one of my favorite parts of a character's story! It's a strong foundation for a character's goals, motives, thoughts, and actions! Its most powerful effect, on the other hand, is its ability to change one's view on a character. So, then, how do we write such an impactful past?

For beginners, the more tragic the backstory, the better. While this does hold some truth, let me re-iterate that it's for beginners. The idea behind it is that a pure, devastatingly pitiful backstory is unique and pulls at your reader's heartstrings. Unfortunately, instead, we're left with an origin story that feels superficial, overly-dramatic, unnecessary, and shallow. However in this post, I will give you some tips on how to avoid creating such 2D backgrounds and actually bring your character's past to life!

First, your character's backstory can be made with whatever components you choose, but the key is that you must balance them out correctly. Additionally, the majority of the time, you do want their story to stick out, so I suggest trying to come up with something original! It's much harder than it sounds, but honestly, every other protagonist has dead parents at this point. Be creative, add details, and don't be afraid to let your character go through things if you feel that it's fitting!

Second, don't extend their past for too long. The point of introducing the backstory is to elaborate on a (few) certain event(s) that affected your character the most and forever changed their lives. Keep it centered around one, or at most, a couple events.

Next, most writers tend to use sadness and/or to fuel the character, but it should not be overbearing and excessive. Alternatively, it should feel GENUINE. Not dramatic, but genuine. Different genres do form different types of backstories, yes, but the core concept behind it should be something natural. It should be something that your readers will be able to understand; something authentic. They should feel some sense of relatability, even if it's just a little. This could be like family issues, broken friendships, betrayals, leaving someone, mental struggles, loneliness, etc. Complexity can surround these concepts, but the basic, fundamental ideas should still be present.

Furthermore, be sure that their backstory makes sense. Even if you're introducing it through quick, brief flashbacks, ultimately, you want the reader to have all the pieces to solve the puzzle.

Last but not least, make your backstory feel personal to your character! Build it in a sense that if it were to go to any other character, it wouldn't have an effect that's as severe. Make it targeted to its owner. While this is something that can be difficult to execute, it really provides insight to your character, and is an easy way to add some intricacy to a simple backstory! A good place to start is thinking about the things personal to your character. For instance, this could be their past before the event, people they care about, their morals, etc. Then, add it in said event so that it pushes and/or challenges your character in a way that makes them re-evaluate that value.

There you go! Here are my personal tips on how to upgrade your character's backstory and have it really impact your reader! Be creative, keep it centered around a couple things, make it genuine, and make it targeted to the character!

Happy writing~

3hks <3

#writing #writeblr #writerscommunity #writing tips #writing inspo #creative writing #writing advice #thank you #how to write a backstory #tips to writing a backstory #backstory #character creation #oc writing #character writing #writing a backstory

[ooctlt]

Harrow, can I ask about your piercings?

Normally, you only have the one pointy lobe piercing, but sometimes you have a few others further up your ear. Are they real bone? Do the different piercings have different meanings? Do you only wear the extra piercings in bed or something?

#dulcinea septimus #camilla hect #harrowhark nonagesimus #the locked tomb #gideon the ninth #artlog #backstory #piercings

[dingodoodles]

Some more Rooster backstory comics >:3 Make sure to check out the podcast if you haven't already, plus we just released episode 3! :3 Fool's Gold SANDS

#dungeons and dragons #dungeonsanddragons #dnd #fools gold dnd #my dnd character #comic #doodles #backstory #doodle comics

[writingwithfolklore]

Backstory is Revealed When You Need It, Not Before

                Recently I shared my first 30 pages with my writing mentor, and now I'm sharing her advice with all of you (This is part 2! Find part 1 here). She told me my beginning read very slowly because I was giving backstory before it was relevant in the story, rather than intertwining it with the action.

                What I mean by that is, I was giving a lot of exposition on my world just through my character noting it to herself. I worried that if I didn’t lay down the basics right away, when I did mention it later it would come as a bad shock to readers.

While that might have a logic to it, it's very slow to read just exposition on the world. To get these details through naturally and when they're relevant, while still conveying them in the beginning, we needed to create a conflict for my main character to react to right away.

This way, I could spend the first couple pages revealing the essentials of my world and main character without halting the pacing to a stop.

                Okay, consider these two examples:

Character A avoided the alleyways as they travelled to the store. The city was overrun by gangs who liked to lurk in their dark corners, jumping out at unaware passerby’s for coin or favours.

                Vs.

The back of Character A’s neck prickled as they passed an alleyway that swallowed all light. They were steps away when they heard a raspy voice, “don’t you know you gotta pay the fee to pass through our turf?”

                How this character resolves this conflict will betray who they are as a person. Do they cower? Do they fight back? Do they reveal they have connections to another gang, or the police?

                This little conflict, as well as establishing a vital part of your world and character, should in some small way connect to the bigger conflict up ahead, aka the inciting incident.

                In this example, this specific gang would probably be where the main antagonist is from—or the consequences of how they deal with this follow them into the inciting incident in some way.

                Backstory only when it’s most relevant, not to anticipate when it will be important later.

                Good luck!

#writing #creative writing #writers #screenwriting #writing community #writing inspiration #filmmaking #books #film #writing advice #writing backstory #backstory #exposition #writing exposition #backstory when you need it not before

[fanqueen48]

Does anyone else wish we had more content of He Xuan in the original novel? He's literally one of the two ghost kings to ever emerge from mount Tonglu, and he did it in 12 years. He's definitely super strong, but we don't really get to see him fight any one on page. I also want to see how him and Hua Cheng met. It was probably so funny. I WANT HUA CHENG HU XUAN FRIENDSHIP. I also want to know how he met Shi Qingxuan. How did Wind Master decide they would be best friends. I NEED MORE BEEFLEAF BACKSTORY!

#he xuan #shi qingxuan #beefleaf #ming yi #hualian #black water sinking ships #ship sinking black water #black water #black water submerging boats #crimson rain sought flower #hua cheng has friends #he xuan has friends #hua cheng and hu xuan are besties #wind master #xie lian #backstory #tgcf #tian guan ci fu #mxtx #mxtx tgcf #I NEED MORE CANON BEEFLEAF INTERACTION #heaven official's blessing #ghost city #ghosts #ghost kings #mount tonglu

[seraphinitegames]

had Rebecca ever brought up her kid to the UB before the events of Wayhaven?

for example, would she ever go like—"Oh, it's my son's birthday today," with the UB going like "How old is he now?" or etcetera?

No, not at all. UB were pretty shocked to find out Rebecca had a kid when she sprung that information on them, lol!

Generally, Rebecca has tried to keep an only professional relationship with her team, though that is changing more these days.

Thank you so much for the ask! :)

#the wayhaven chronicles #asks #interactive fiction #unit bravo #twc detective #vampires #twc rebecca #relationships #lore #backstory

[achromaticegoist]

We Don’t Know Each Other.

We don’t have history.

Another short doodle comic of an idea. Maybe one day i’ll make a good quality one

I always thought it was weird that Adam treated Lucifer almost like a stranger in the show.

#hazbin hotel #eve hazbin hotel #hazbin hotel adam #hazbin hotel lilith #hazbin lucifer #hazbin hotel lucifer #lucifer morningstar #adam hazbin hotel #fan comic #sera hazbin hotel #hazbin hotel sera #backstory #paradise lost #im cryign #procreate #guys i’m low key freaking out over this #what a hard day to be an adamsapple shipper #tell me what y’all think 🫣🫣

[27nox]

CW: Blood!

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He's a Mafia for a reason. 👁

#angel dust #hazbin hotel #huskerdust fanfic #hazbin hotel husk #huskerdust #backstory #Mafia Demon #I love Mafia Demon Anthony #I also love him being a sadist lol

[one-time-i-dreamt]

"Texas"

There was this guy who had a flashback to his backstory, and it was literally just that he did something incorrectly as a kid and as punishment, his peers shouted “Texas” at him. All throughout the flashback and the normal thing, “Texas” was used as the highest insult.

#dream #flashback #backstory #texas

[brightgoat]

Ratau, Ratoo, their bargaining friend and her...

#cult of the lamb #cult of the lamb fanart #ratau #ratoo #the fox #fox #the ravenous #comic #art #cotl #cotl ratau #blood sacrifice #eye trauma #cotl ratoo #fanart #backstory #speculation #headcanon #arrt

[ichimakesart]

☆Twinkle Twinkle☆

Comeing back to baby Ishani and Malik. as a silly treat

Chiora (Mama) and Ishani are characters by our DM @raceofhearts

#ichi makes art #art #digital art #illustration #fantasy art #digital illustration #drawings #dnd #dnd art #dnd character #babies #kids #backstory #children

[pratchettquotes]

"All right, what happened?" said Vimes, turning to the troll.

"We're hearing where dis boy shot dis man," said Detritus. "We got here, next minute it rainin' people from everywhere, shoutin'."

"He smote him as Hudrun smote the fleshpots of Ur," said Constable Visit.*

"Smote?" said Vimes, bewildered. "He killed someone?"

"Not by der way der man was cussing, sir," said Detritus.

* Constable Visit-the-Ungodly-With-Explanatory-Pamphlets was a good copper, Vimes always said, and that was his highest term of praise. He was an Omnian with his countrymen's almost pathological interest in evangelical religion and spent all his wages on pamphlets; he even had his own printing press. The results were handed out to anyone interested and everyone who wasn't interested as well. Even Detritus couldn't clear a crowd faster than Visit, Vimes said. And on his days off he could be seen tramping the streets with his colleague, Smite-The-Unbeliever-with-Cunning-Arguments. So far they hadn't made a single convert. Vimes thought that Visit was probably a really nice man underneath it all, but somehow he could never face the task of finding out.

Terry Pratchett, Jingo

#sam vimes #samuel vimes #visit the infidel with expanatory pamphlets #detritus #jingo #discworld #terry pratchett #police #police report #crime #smote #omnians #evangelism #pamphlets #religion #awkward #coworkers #work friends #character study #backstory #footnotes #probably a really nice man #what happened