How To Write A Backstory For A Character Novels & Stories

"Obviously, we must write the story from start to finish, especially if we're developing a character. You see, readers are what inspire writers, and when we don't receive views, we become unmotivated to create. Receiving negative feedback from readers weakens our trust in our story, leading to a loss of hope and motivation to write more." "What, then, did you do at that moment? Have you stopped writing?" "Unfortunately, we must write the story from start to finish, especially if we're developing a character." "So even on your bad days when you're having trouble staying motivated, you continue to write." "Humm." She nodded. "That is truly fascinating. I'm applauding your willpower because, wh

I could hear Gabe milling around in the other room, and inside I smiled. The cursor had been blinking for several minuets at the top of the blank page as I sat there with an empty stare. I needed a way to reintroduce Gabe in a positive light so that I could naturally reference him moving forward. After all, if I was going to switch my focus to a different blog, there was no doubt that Gabe would be involved. Not only that, but his persona and our relationship would add to any future narrative I would write. I needed to devise a story in which Brian faded into the distance while Gabe came bounding in heroically. I continued to sit for a few moments before telling myself to just start writing.

ANOTHER THING I've struggled with a lot, is character development. A character can't instantly change after one event, the change has to be somewhat gradual and also believable. I also need to remember I can't give the same expressions or 'talk pattern' to the characters since the narration is from their point of view. So in a way, I have to change my writing style each chapter depending who's perspective is shown. So yeah, this entire interaction between Jace and Ava, alongside everyone else makes it quite the challenge, but one I am willing to take in hopes of becoming a better writer.

It was one of the things that made your character into who they are ten years later. Start your story where the story started. I know this is a useless line if you look into it, but I actually have to say that a lot of times when my writers just can't seem to be able to drop any little details of the past of their character because every day of the character's life seemed so important and inseparable from where they are at the beginning of the book. Now that you know what an inciting incident is, the third rule helps a lot on how to choose the best inciting incident for your story:

If this was going to work, I needed a plan—a solid one. I grabbed a notebook and pen from the coffee table, flipping to a fresh page. "Alright," I murmured to myself, "let's figure this out." At the top of the page, I scrawled in big, bold letters: FAKE RELATIONSHIP PLAN: Step 1: Backstory: I tapped my pen against the paper, thinking. If we were going to convince my family that Julian and I had been dating for months, we’d need a believable backstory. I wrote down a few ideas:

My life was good in its best possible way and I did well at school. When I got to JSS3, my external exams arrived and I had to read hard so I could do well in my exams and move on to my senior class. This was the time of my life when I had fully started to write and had realized that I could become a writer after all. Then I started little by little. I would leisurely draw the characters of my story at the back page of my examination question booklet once I was done answering my examination questions and was waiting for the invigilator to announce that the time lapse was over. I used it to while away time but I was in love with my characters. The love I had for these particular characters su

This time, it made more sense but the plot hole still laid in plain sight. “There is still one little hiccup.” I pointed out, coming forward. “The whole point of giving you a backstory to what I do is so you consider it. Testing the compelling on anyone here without a quest or motive defeats the entire work base of my ability. There has to be a motive I have towards a person. That emotional connection to the command is what fuels it to life.” I reiterated in other words so it made more sense. Roman came forward.

I remembered how I wrote my story in it starting from the time I became a vampire and the times I spent with John, one would have thought that things would end well between us, but look at us now. I hadn’t written in it in years, as I was too overwhelmed with the challenges I was facing to even think of writing. I picked up a pen and continued writing my story, making sure not to miss anything important that had happened to me in the previous years. Something in me knew that even though I was the only one who could read what was written inside, the story I have written here might still be of help to or impact someone’s life somehow, even if it wouldn’t be until thousands of years.

Without Wattpad, this story would have been stuck in my head for eternity. Once I knew how exactly I wanted the story to turn out, I planned out how each chapter will be like. What each character will go through. Lastly, how properly it delivered its message. After I felt comfortable and confident with the story, I started to write and shared the story to the world. What Inspired Me To Make This Story?