Been some time since I played or used my imagination to be honest so wanted some opinions as to whether the background I made for my character makes sense and seems like something to work with or if it falls flat:

The nightmares are back again. Every time I close my eyes as of late I see that fateful day in my youth that everything changed. Laying there choking for air thinking how odd the world spins as I lay dying. Still wondering why my uncle had so ruthlessly cut down my mother and father before my eyes. He had not said a word when he showed up at the farm that fateful day.

I was with my father in the field tilling the wheat stalks when he came upon us. My father was quick to drop his sickle and begin the motions for some magic to cast as he so fondly spoke of being able to perform when he talked about his adventuring days. It was all for naught as my uncle cleaved my father in two as the beginning lights of his spell began emanating from his hand only to go dark as the light did from his lifeless eyes. Uncle turned towards me with an evil sneer on his face with my father's blood still trickling from his face. He walked towards me raising his sword above his head as I fell to my knees still in shock. My uncle let out a sudden scream as an arrow pierced his back. He turned around with a hiss and yelled at my mother as she quickly began notching another arrow to strike my uncle again. "You never could leave well enough alone Sophia," he sneered as he held out his hand gripping it into a fist. My mother dropped the bow and clawed at her throat. She fell to the ground where the wheat stalks hid the scene of my mother's fate as a sickening crunching sound came from where she had fallen.

"So sorry Fong my boy. Such a sad fate for one so innocent", my uncle's face almost seemed sad as he impaled me with his sword. Visions faded in and out as I lay dying. One moment my uncle entering our hut. Another glimpse him talking with a robed figure about what they found or did not find. Another one of a woman in shining armor laying over me chanting some language I knew not. Then darkness. So helpless I felt on that fateful day just as the moment in battle not long ago.

Where I felt just as helpless as I watched my unit ripped to pieces before my eyes. My brother in arms...my friend...staring at me in horror as his insides came flowing out. "You...you killed us all...you-" Then darkness once again. Once again helpless as those I cared about died except this time I was to blame.

I feel like I've read the first page of a fantasy novel. It's beautifully written, very emotive. Pb n poo 9pm pa00It sets the mystery which is perfect for a book, but it's a single traumatic event which isn't so complete for a character's back story. I don't know who they are, what their upbringing was like, why they are an adventurer or what their personality is like. From what I've read I couldn't RP this character as I don't understand who they are. 

It's solid as a piece of creative writing, but as a backstory for a D&D character, it needs work. A backstory needs to clearly answer a few questions: What environment did you grow up in? How did you learn your class skills? And what made you want to adventure? (A personal motive, "revenge," for example, is not enough, since it needs to apply to adventures that aren't personal. "So I can become strong enough to get revenge" would be better.) Right now, this only hints at a couple of those answers. Ideally, it should answer them all, and clearly.

On that note, I like backstories that are clear and concise, more like an interesting biography or history than a story. This is very abstract, and it's hard to tell exactly what's happening. Once again, good for a book maybe, but not so much for a D&D campaign.

Finally, this particular backstory comes across as very edgy and protagonist-y, which might work depending on your group, but is at often odds with the collaborative nature of D&D storytelling. If the DM plans to run a campaign that's based on everyone's backstories, you've got some great hooks, but in a more classical campaign, you're much better off with something simpler. Check with your DM and the other players to make sure that this fits the tone and structure of the game, or you could end up frustrated when your edgy character is laughed at, or disappointed that backstory hooks aren't incorporated into the plot.

I know that's a lot of criticism, but I think it'll all help you translate your great story ideas into something that'll work in a game. Have fun!

Oh I appreciate it.  Was wondering that  myself.  Wouldn't have posted if I wasn't open to criticism.  Any input is greatly appreciated :)  So thank you both and I agree with your assertions.