EPISODE · Oct 1, 2024 · 17 MIN
Ep 063 Secondary Characters
from The Girl and Duck Podcast · host Girl and Duck
Often, we get so hung up on the hero of our story we forget we are creating an entire world. Secondary characters are crucial to this world. In many cases our secondary characters not only people the story, they carry the story. They deserve as much attention as our protagonist so here’s a few ideas on how you might flesh out your cast and add variety, depth and surprises to your story world. PS. I thought I’d written a blog post about secondary characters, but I was wrong. Sorry! I must have been thinking of a module from my Character Intensive e-course. I will run that intensive again soonish, so make sure you’re on my mailing list if you’d like to take part. It’s a cracker of a course and, as the name suggests, it goes deep into character creation. Quickly. No mucking around. You can read more about it here: https://girlandduck.com/character-intensive/ Hop on my mailing list: Sign up here ► About Jen & Girl and Duck: If you'd like to subscribe to my museletters, yay! Click here. For more girl&duck goodness, go here - GirlandDuck.com Jen's Life Coaching page can be found here Join Jen's creative writing community the Duck Pond Follow Jen on Instagram: @jenestorer Subscribe to Jen's YouTube Channel - Click here Jen's Author website: jenstorer.com ► Free stuff Get writing immediately. Writing prompts to get your imagination flowing! Get four AWESOME writing prompts delivered to your inbox over four days. https://girlandduck.com/free-writing-prompts/ Grab this freebie! A booklet containing the transcripts from Jen's, 'Hey Author' reels on Instagram. Full of tips and wisdom for writers at every level! https://www.jenstorerpresents.com/hey-author Free Mini Course: 5 Ways to Write a Book with Jen Storer https://www.jenstorerpresents.com/5-ways-to-write-a-book-with-jen-storer Music Credit: Title: Forward Composer: Lane King License: #2228160 (Bensound)
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Often, we get so hung up on the hero of our story we forget we are creating an entire world. Secondary characters are crucial to this world. In many cases our secondary characters not only people the story, they carry the story. They deserve as much attention as our protagonist so here’s a few ideas on how you might flesh out your cast and add variety, depth and surprises to your story world. PS. I thought I’d written a blog post about secondary characters, but I was wrong. Sorry! I must have been thinking of a module from my Character Intensive e-course. I will run that intensive again soonish, so make sure you’re on my mailing list if you’d like to take part. It’s a cracker of a course and, as the name suggests, it goes deep into character creation. Quickly. No mucking around. You can read more about it here: https://girlandduck.com/character-intensive/ Hop on my mailing list: Sign up here ► About Jen & Girl and Duck: If you'd like to subscribe to my museletters, yay! Click here. For more girl&duck goodness, go here - GirlandDuck.com Jen's Life Coaching page can be found here Join Jen's creative writing community the Duck Pond Follow Jen on Instagram: @jenestorer Subscribe to Jen's YouTube Channel - Click here Jen's Author website: jenstorer.com ► Free stuff Get writing immediately. Writing prompts to get your imagination flowing! Get four AWESOME writing prompts delivered to your inbox over four days. https://girlandduck.com/free-writing-prompts/ Grab this freebie! A booklet containing the transcripts from Jen's, 'Hey Author' reels on Instagram. Full of tips and wisdom for writers at every level! https://www.jenstorerpresents.com/hey-author Free Mini Course: 5 Ways to Write a Book with Jen Storer https://www.jenstorerpresents.com/5-ways-to-write-a-book-with-jen-storer Music Credit: Title: Forward Composer: Lane King License: #2228160 (Bensound)
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