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Hey all,
I'm wondering how I can write more compelling backstories for characters in modern, realistic settings. (To be clear, I mean present-day Earth settings where the backstory would not contain any sci-fi or fantasy elements.) I feel like what trips me up is a combination of the following:
How can I become more skilled and confident when I write backstories in modern, realistic settings?
I'm wondering how I can write more compelling backstories for characters in modern, realistic settings. (To be clear, I mean present-day Earth settings where the backstory would not contain any sci-fi or fantasy elements.) I feel like what trips me up is a combination of the following:
- I'm more used to writing RPs where all the characters are badasses in a world full of badasses, rather than normal people in realistic life.
- I feel apprehensive about portraying characters who suffer irl traumas and issues that I haven't. (It sounds dumb, right? Plenty of RPers play characters who have experienced things their RPers haven't, and not just arcane things like superpowers. So why should it be hard here?)
- I wish I had a stronger understanding of the fundamentals that make a good backstory in general, not just in particular settings.
How can I become more skilled and confident when I write backstories in modern, realistic settings?