Character Histories

[calisphere]

So, I recently made my second character, which hasn't been accepted yet as I just made it. I've found that I really enjoy making up the histories for my characters, but I have a problem. I keep making myself depressed while I write them. I'm not the most fantastic writer, but I can see these characters in my mind and because this forum is based around a depressing topic (Dust bowl = people dying, leaving and animals being left behind), I can't help but write really sad histories for my characters.

Does anyone else have this problem or is it just me?

Hmm, I have that problem too, now that I think about it.

I mean, the entire history isn't always depressed, but a good chunk of it tends to be. But I suppose that I work really well with depressing stuff, so I don't know if it's the topic [Which I dunno if it's that depressing] or me. ^^

[Tundra ?]

Uh, me too, but the best histories are the worst. If you get my point. I mean, that's all I can think of. :/

I can see what you mean. My character Solitude has lead a tough life. Yet Bear, my pug character, has lead a relatively nice life. He just makes it harder on himself.

[calisphere]

Who knows then.

My first character, based on my real life ankle-biter, was pretty hard to write a history for. I actually made myself cry thinking of what would happen if I really had to leave her forever. And then Goat, my new character, reminded me of my Scrappi mutt (real dog) and I thanked God that she'll die before I will, in theory. Maybe I'll try to make a happier history for my next character.

I have a huge problem with that

[? relic]

Oh gosh, I bawled when I wrote Champ's history. xD I used to be a mod on a site that made histories optional, so when I got lazy and didn't create backgrounds for my characters, I just couldn't write with them. I don't know, I guess that when I can dream up just what they've been through, I get a little closer to them. The more depressing the history, however, the better I play them, so... /shot.

Wynn had a pretty happy history, except for the fact that her owners left her, but that didn't bother her with her bubbly personality. :3 My new character will have a pretty easy-going life, considering the fact that she finds her guardian when she's still very young and won't really remember. My problem usually is depressing plots. >D

[symphony]

Jackson is one of my first characters who actually has a somewhat happy upbringing. Usually, for my starter lineages, the dogs have sad / depressive backgrounds too! Obviously then for their pups born on the RP, it's much easier to write the history! Wonder why we all think that strays must be sad and pathetic. Many strays out there cope just fine with no human contact for years

[»??lver]

I have that problem sometimes. I mean I didn't really do the details when making the three's (Winter, Ginger, Eclipse) history because it would've been seriously depressing so I just wrote the whole this happened and then.... kind of thing but with Jessie's history, I put a lot of depressing elements in there. I mean she technically caused two of her family members to die, was abandoned by her family, and waited days on the front porch for them to come back for her but they never came. I feel so sad for her even if the story isn't that depressing because I'm not that kind of person.