tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9010051416690365465.post3307724424339512903..comments2024-03-28T02:13:28.814-07:00Comments on Brave New Words: Supporting characters, uh, support?Heather Anastasiuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14974838585457441140noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9010051416690365465.post-47745981944606409522011-08-19T05:42:34.738-07:002011-08-19T05:42:34.738-07:00Yes! Same thing happens to me. Once I start revisi...Yes! Same thing happens to me. Once I start revising it's alllll about how the main characters are doing stuff.Jodi Meadowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04592336757637067720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9010051416690365465.post-16750230893812737802011-08-18T23:54:44.673-07:002011-08-18T23:54:44.673-07:00Love what you say about secondary characters being...Love what you say about secondary characters being great for characterization, worldbuilding, and plot. Before I started actually trying to flesh out one of my story ideas, I totally focused on the MC. But now that I'm in the middle of plotting, I'm finding that secondary characters are super important, not to mention so much fun!lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16524291742541007382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9010051416690365465.post-88376900183347578892011-08-18T16:32:58.845-07:002011-08-18T16:32:58.845-07:00Josin -- Yes! I love it when that happens. Seconda...Josin -- Yes! I love it when that happens. Secondary characters are awesome and can take the story completely different places than you ever dreamed it could go. *has a couple like that* *loves them*<br /><br />Lenore -- I don't think it was even something I realized until recently. And then it was just...OF COURSE.Jodi Meadowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04592336757637067720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9010051416690365465.post-34647272149660021132011-08-18T11:05:00.050-07:002011-08-18T11:05:00.050-07:00I love what you say about supporting characters be...I love what you say about supporting characters being able to bring out different sides to your character. So true!Lenore Appelhanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16664671644163369772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9010051416690365465.post-61653763736052901182011-08-18T08:27:54.215-07:002011-08-18T08:27:54.215-07:00I *love* my secondary characters. One in particula...I *love* my secondary characters. One in particular, I love as much, if not more than my MC. Her personality completely took over and turned her into this person that everyone in the room would want to talk to if she were to actually walk in.<br /><br />Something I wasn't expecting was that others would love her as much as I do. Every agent I spoke to when I was querying pointed out the same character as something they loved. It's like the parable about one twig being easily broken, but a bundle being stronger -- never underestimate the people standing behind or beside your MC; they make the story stronger.Josin L. McQueinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05751043333147850336noreply@blogger.com