+36 If you constantly feel the need to traumatize the hell out of you OCs in order to give them a "backstory", then you're probably not a very good writer. amirite?

by Equal-Technician 1 month ago

I'm so sick of having orphan protagonist. Like bro, get creative.

by cleora64 1 month ago

Maybe I'm just a bad writer's OC, then. That would explain it.

by Willing_Report 1 month ago

I feel called out.

by Ok_Cress_573 1 month ago

Xena is that you?

by Temporary_Disk5995 1 month ago

If it happens "during" the story...it's not backstory.

by Marcellusstiede 1 month ago

This is not an unpopular opinion.

by Competitive-Key 1 month ago

It started out as a solid advice, but now every main character has a dead or estranged parent.

by Anonymous 1 month ago

Because parents get in the way of the plot.

by Anonymous 1 month ago

If it's a backstory and not ongoing events, you need to capitalise on one or two significant (not exaggerated necessarily, just significant) bits of trauma and make or relevant to their current actions, how it affects others, why we need to know about it, etc If it has this many problems, it sounds like who's trying to get the most pity for their character

by Anonymous 1 month ago

Are you 14?

by Anonymous 1 month ago

Maybe give some examples on how to make an original character interesting and developed rather than complain.

by julianamoore 1 month ago