Character Bios

Deep drives, inner workings, and other things that matter

By Erik Bork

Is it a good idea to create character bios? Should they be shared with others? What should they consist of?

I have a love-hate relationship with character bios. Both as a writer and as someone who often reads them in the treatments, synopses and series bibles of writers I work with.

I find them less than helpful to both the writer and readers …