Let the Baby Bird Leave the Nest

Having rotated a campaign through many GM hands, the least disruptive thing we found was to not worry about it. Your turn at the helm is over.

Our group has multiple people that like to GM. We created a world we really liked and want to continue exploring when it is someone else's turn to run a campaign. We decided that the campaign and characters would be run on a rotation through the various GM's. At first, the first GM built up a lot of plot and planning, and when their main story arc ended, handed that off to the next GM (me). This was a major problem for me, and the group. There were things in place that did not make sense for me to run, and the old GM tried to sort it out (tried to protect her 'baby').

Sessions were slow and awkward until we decided to simply scrap the plot I was handed, and abandon the notes and details of unexplored lands. This freed me to offer a new arc to the players. This is how we have been running it ever since - the GM runs their piece, then hands it off to the next. Anything that they want to touch on later waits until its their turn to GM again.

You are way ahead of the curve on this, as you have nothing to hand the next GM. The main problem you may run into is "This is my baby" feelings about the campaign. You will have them for the first few sessions. Don't act on those feelings. Let it go, and let the new GM show you a new story with the characters and world.

Because you are (probably) not leaving the game on a natural end of an arc, only give the new GM a vague idea of what was to come. They should be able to fill in the blanks. Try not to get upset if it does not come out the way you had planned.

It's everyone's job

Long story short, being entertained at a table is a shared responsibility. GM should welcome all players and create opportunities for the entire group and it's also up to the players to take advantage of these opportunities. Making an interesting character helps. Having your players create characters that fit the story helps even more. Doing the character creation together is strongly encouraged in many games. Not just the characters contribute to an interesting game. In play the GM should give player's many opportunities to do something engaging, develop their characters and have fun. It's up to the players to take those opportunities and use them further.

While you are not required to have a backstory, it is very useful to the GM. I've often used the rule of 6: every player needs at least 6 sentences of backstory, 6 paragraphs are recommended, but 6 pages is too long. I would recommend that you have some backstory that the GM can use, it's good for your own roleplaying as well. GM should accommodate for everyone present at the table, though, regardless of their backstory status. However, in your case the backstory problem is secondary to other underlying issues.

If one player gets much more attention thanhis peers, the group has a problem

It is true that some characters are easier to "hook" than others, but little backstory should never be used as an excuse to ignore one player. The fault is never equally on one side of the table, but what you said points to a case of GM favouring one player above others and taking over the play. As you said, that player made his character with the GM (while others I assume did not have that opportunity), is being given extra time and attention and gets to do much more than the rest has opportunity to.

This question has some excellent answers on how to deal with such a situation.

I suggest you leave the group at this point.

There is little that can be done to fix it if your GM is unwilling to listen and cooperate. To make the case clear:

1. A GM that rages because you have a shitty character is a shitty GM. A good GM would help you create a better character if that is indeed the case.

2. A GM that railroads and prevents players from branching out does not understand player agency. GMing is not playing with dolls. A good GM recognises that the most important feature for a player is freedom of choice.

3. A GM that is deaf to his player's feedback is doomed to fail. A good GM understands the symbiosis between himself and the players and listens to players carefully.

4. Actually, any person that asks for critique and then rages is hardly worth having around. It's fishing for compliments, not actual discussion.

You GM is not beyond redemption, but he will have to rethink the way he runs the game very carefully.

You may want to try and help him become a decent GM. I personally wouldn't. If you still would like to play with this group, you can offer to GM yourself or if the GM wants to listen point him to some good GMing for Beginners tips. You can also point him to this page.

Regarding round length

Note that sometimes a group has a Party Face, a character that acts as the main speaker and communicates party's intention to the NPCs. Many groups take turns doing the talking, but some prefer to have one character be the go-to talker. If you're uncomfortable with it, you need to communicate to the other players. In either case, turns should be shared, meaning that anyone can speak if they are a part of the discussion.

However, in combat, the turns should be as long as appropriate - there is no prescribed time that you need to fit to your turn. It's sometimes necessary for some turns to be longer (a cleric performing a complex multi-attack routine while activating magic items and casting quickened spells) and some shorter (I hit him with my sword!). However, in the long run everyone should get the same amount of **spotlight* and feel contributing and appreciated. That means that while the cleric takes more time describing what he does, the GM would devote more attention to the fighter, describing the effects of his actions in detail.