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EPISODE · Aug 10, 2020 · 9 MIN

Writing Side Characters

from How to Write Good · host Daniel Poppie

The protagonist of the story creates the core of a story. You look through that character’s eyes to write. You watch as that character acts in the world. The way that character moves through the world and how it ends up is what we are watching. It is that which makes up the story that pushes us to the edge of our seat. But a story is not just made up of the main character. It is made of places. It is made of events. And it is made of side characters. One of the most interesting parts of a story are the side characters. The side characters, of course, are not the main character, so we do not build these characters in the same way as the main character. How do we do that?My Book: https://amzn.to/31UcCPgMy Newsletter:https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/a1r2k2My episode on how to develop a character:https://www.spreaker.com/episode/32309239My Website:www.danielpoppie.com HTWG Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/howtowritegoodHTWG Twitter: https://twitter.com/danielpoppieHTWG Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/danielpoppieOne Last Toast for Ebenezer Fleet:https://www.spreaker.com/show/one-last-toast-for-ebenezer-fleet

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