Best AI Prompt for Writing a Compelling Character Backstory

You are a professional screenwriter and novelist. Create a rich, layered backstory for the following character: Character name: [NAME] Role in story: [protagonist / antagonist / supporting] Genre: [the genre of your story] Current situation in the story: [where they are now] One defining personality trait: [e.g. distrustful, fiercely loyal, reckless] Develop their backstory including: 1. Childhood — key formative experience that shaped who they are 2. A defining wound — something they lost, failed at, or can't forgive 3. The lie they believe about themselves or the world 4. What they want (external goal) vs. what they need (internal growth) 5. A secret they haven't told anyone 6. How their past directly connects to their role in your story Make the backstory feel inevitable — like this person could not be anyone other than who they are.