Centerfield97
Troubadour
Hey all,
I've always had the horrible weakness of never really being able to create support characters that feel real or serve some sort of greater purpose. So, I bring to you all a couple of questions:
1. When do you determine if you need a support character in a scene or not? How do you determine if a certain character needs a companion?
2. How do you determine the purposes for a certain support character? Do you figure it out as you write, or do you create the character a specific way?
3. How do you make your support characters feel real? Do you write scenes from their POV? Or do you just write out their personality and mannerisms?
4. Do you have any helpful tips or tricks related to support characters? Have you read any useful articles about this topic?
Feel free to ask your own questions about this topic, or add in anything you think I might have missed. This is definitely an aspect of my writing I would love to improve, and I'm sure there are others out there who would like to improve on this as well!
I've always had the horrible weakness of never really being able to create support characters that feel real or serve some sort of greater purpose. So, I bring to you all a couple of questions:
1. When do you determine if you need a support character in a scene or not? How do you determine if a certain character needs a companion?
2. How do you determine the purposes for a certain support character? Do you figure it out as you write, or do you create the character a specific way?
3. How do you make your support characters feel real? Do you write scenes from their POV? Or do you just write out their personality and mannerisms?
4. Do you have any helpful tips or tricks related to support characters? Have you read any useful articles about this topic?
Feel free to ask your own questions about this topic, or add in anything you think I might have missed. This is definitely an aspect of my writing I would love to improve, and I'm sure there are others out there who would like to improve on this as well!