tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193005159654060545.post1517042751553484965..comments2024-01-04T03:21:53.195-05:00Comments on Fear in Writing: The Minor CharactersJournoMichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11170364981958685438noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193005159654060545.post-22661778330218629112011-03-29T00:37:31.831-04:002011-03-29T00:37:31.831-04:00I sometimes feel it's easier to create stand o...I sometimes feel it's easier to create stand out minor characters than major ones. I think it's the pressure. You know the focus is on the MC, so you can relax a little and have more fun with the minor ones. I find the little quirks come so much easier and naturally. <br /><br />Maybe I need to pretend my MC is a minor character until I get their characteristics down to a science! LOL<br /><br />Angela @ The Bookshelf MuseAngela Ackermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01808259088625142389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193005159654060545.post-63846757730689868712011-03-24T09:52:29.616-04:002011-03-24T09:52:29.616-04:00LUNA LOVEGOOD! Oh, how I adore her. She brings a s...LUNA LOVEGOOD! Oh, how I adore her. She brings a side to the Harry Potter books that is desperately needed when things were so tense. Someone who seems so odd and pitiable, but in reality has such grace and wisdom.<br /><br />You've sent me to watch that Castle episode! I catch it online after the fact, but i'd forgotten this week was the soap one (I watch those ABC Soaps, too, so this is a superbonus, and I LOVE the in-group game that Nathan Fillion got his start on One Life to Live--GO JOEY!)<br /><br />(great point today!)Hart Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193005159654060545.post-9404385999331101052011-03-23T16:25:43.884-04:002011-03-23T16:25:43.884-04:00It's very true that minor characters are impor...It's very true that minor characters are important. I do profiles for all my characters, including minor characters, so I feel I understand them before I write even one word of the story.<br /><br />JaiJai Joshihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04858987106548357551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193005159654060545.post-6513323446434291332011-03-23T13:26:31.845-04:002011-03-23T13:26:31.845-04:00Great acting, too!
To me, it's the supportin...Great acting, too! <br /><br />To me, it's the supporting characters that frequently add humor and spice to a book. Maybe they're someone we wouldn't want to spend a whole *book* with, but they're fun to add flavor to a novel.Elizabeth Spann Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625595247828274405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193005159654060545.post-36507636797762122862011-03-23T11:39:51.184-04:002011-03-23T11:39:51.184-04:00There wouldn't be much of a story without mino...There wouldn't be much of a story without minor characters. Intrigue, clues, love nothing would move without them.Mary@GigglesandGunshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07350818228268801008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193005159654060545.post-17068716333189348142011-03-23T07:48:18.767-04:002011-03-23T07:48:18.767-04:00Michele - Oh, you're quite right! Minor charac...Michele - Oh, you're quite right! Minor characters can add so much to a book. They can add interest, "spice" and lots more. And since I'm a mystery writer, I also think of what they can add in terms of giving clues, "red herrings" and so on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com