The secondary characters need also to feel emotions and are a vital part of your story or novel. I had trouble with that. I had trouble following my seconds and writing back stories about them. I had few integral scenes in my books. One of my editors made me add ‘fun’ times for my characters. I had them staying at home and watching I Love Lucy reruns, which is ridiculous for young folks. She challenged me to be more and do more so I added ice hockey tournaments since it was winter. In another White House Dollhouse book, I began with National Park Exposition in St. Paul. CLUED to DEATH has many secondary characters. Do your books? Each character has a personality. Do you like or dislike them? Here’s a challenge for you—write about your most important secondary character or else try this example: 1) Choose a city—New York City for an example. 2) a taxi driver or transit worker and a teacher or a salesman. 3) a disagreement between two.
Set your timer for fifteen minutes and write. Let’s see what happens and who comes out on top! After, take a count of your five senses and emotions. Angry? Mad? Happy?
Let me know with a comment and I’ll get back to you. Take care and happy writing!
Barb
