To me, these are
almost as important as the primary. They add the flavor and the tension, which
is where the real story is. In Pathfinders, there are two worlds with two
sets of secondary characters. In the Waking world, there is Parker’s mom and
step dad. They’re both yellers, especially his mom. I first decided on this
about three months ago when I noticed two separate incidences where a parent was
screaming (in public) at a child who looked like they wanted to crawl inside themselves.
And that’s what Parker does. He crawls inside himself. Because in the other world,
the Wondering world, no one yells. There he’s Matt, and there he’s important,
at least to the secondary characters: Sara and Mitch. Sara likes to think she’s
Matt’s girlfriend (she wishes) but Matt’s not really interested. He’s too busy
taking down giants with Mitch to worry about girls. At least at first. Anyhow…there
they are. Hope you like them.
-Mel
Secondary characters can help or hinder.
ReplyDeleteMatt will come around about that girl thing.
I love secondary characters! One of the minor characters in my WIP kind of serves as the voice of reason, even a conscience for my MC. They can be very useful.
ReplyDeleteSecondary paint almost every event for the main character. They set the stage.
ReplyDeleteGreat perspective on secondary characters. They can have a big influence on the main story, even if they are slightly detached from it.
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