Backstories are tough not only because you're trying not to make your character a Mary-Sue, but because there's so much to include. How do you give your reader a sense of how your character came to where they are, but not bore them with mind-numbing details so that they forget that they're reading a character profile and not a memoir? Simple; stick to the basics.
°Family - What was your character's family like? Did they have siblings? Were their parents kind, rough, strict, easy-going, what? Let us know!
°Childhood - How was the early stages of life? Were they the spoiled only child? The bratty youngest? The responsible oldest? How did they fare in school; were they bullied? Did they move from city to city a lot, or did they stay in one place? Give us a brief summary!
°Education - Where did they go to school? Did their parents send them off to the Elite Guard Academy, or did they go to a normal school? Did they graduate with honours? Did they graduate at all? Show us their smarts!
°Career - What job did they have before they got into the military (assuming they did)? Did they like it? Why or why not? They had to make themselves a living somehow (unless of course they were the lonely kid that camped out in their parents' basement)!
°The War - How did they far as the war effort grew? What faction did they join? Did they stay out of the war as much as possible? Why did they do that? Were they in any significant battles? Show off their military prowess!
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How To: Making A Transformers OC
Random----Disclaimer---- //..This is not mine, I found it on DeviantArt, so credit goes to that person, but it seems helpful enough for people who wanna create an OC..// Oftentimes when someone is introduced to a fandom and they turn out to become big f...
