IN my WiP, I have a big cast. I have five spies, two mcs with families (siblings and parents) and about twenty secondary characters with names.
The thing is, I've heard from critters that it's hard to follow the names, but I don't see a way out of it. I mean... these are people it would be difficult to not name. At the wedding, their families are there, a brother mentioned a few times in the novel and sisters and a sister in law... but is it reasonable to not give them names?
I'm trying desperately to fend off reader confusion while still trying to be realistic. What do you guys think?
The thing is, I've heard from critters that it's hard to follow the names, but I don't see a way out of it. I mean... these are people it would be difficult to not name. At the wedding, their families are there, a brother mentioned a few times in the novel and sisters and a sister in law... but is it reasonable to not give them names?
I'm trying desperately to fend off reader confusion while still trying to be realistic. What do you guys think?