tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7528372652947659182.post8711845226959741448..comments2024-02-08T05:57:40.157-08:00Comments on The Writing Game: October #IWSG: No Character Left BehindJennifer Haweshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06303079974406921717noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7528372652947659182.post-80006904103653832542015-11-02T02:18:30.109-08:002015-11-02T02:18:30.109-08:00Good advice, Jennifer! I've had to go back bef...Good advice, Jennifer! I've had to go back before and add a little more description and pizzazz to my secondary characters. Janet,https://www.blogger.com/profile/17796999156668844943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7528372652947659182.post-45807432031459377562015-10-21T05:05:39.144-07:002015-10-21T05:05:39.144-07:00Secondary and minor characters add richness to a s...Secondary and minor characters add richness to a story. It gives it life. In our everyday life there are minor characters we may only come into contact with ocassionally and interact with in brief spurts. Yet we remember them because they're not just props in our life. Stories would be the same. I really like your idea of not leaving characters behind.<br /><br /><a href="http://siamckye.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Sia McKye Over Coffee</a> ~Sia McKye~https://www.blogger.com/profile/08470562659597351033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7528372652947659182.post-59142924420429436822015-10-14T12:53:35.809-07:002015-10-14T12:53:35.809-07:00Right? Sometimes they even get their own stories.Right? Sometimes they even get their own stories.Crystal Collierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03912469552483168148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7528372652947659182.post-40145553818323166092015-10-12T10:41:09.325-07:002015-10-12T10:41:09.325-07:00Always revisions:) Always revisions:) Jennifer Haweshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06303079974406921717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7528372652947659182.post-43618483775061072542015-10-12T10:40:38.568-07:002015-10-12T10:40:38.568-07:00Yes, they do!Yes, they do!Jennifer Haweshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06303079974406921717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7528372652947659182.post-73447275619452821512015-10-12T10:40:02.822-07:002015-10-12T10:40:02.822-07:00I do love those characters that surprise you!I do love those characters that surprise you!Jennifer Haweshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06303079974406921717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7528372652947659182.post-79361749957832679912015-10-12T10:39:15.786-07:002015-10-12T10:39:15.786-07:00Thanks! Good luck:)Thanks! Good luck:)Jennifer Haweshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06303079974406921717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7528372652947659182.post-9828162236338412872015-10-12T10:38:46.497-07:002015-10-12T10:38:46.497-07:00I took my own advice and revisited a book I set as...I took my own advice and revisited a book I set aside. Now I'm fixing a minor character who was so obviously boring.Jennifer Haweshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06303079974406921717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7528372652947659182.post-25998448842409434972015-10-12T10:29:58.934-07:002015-10-12T10:29:58.934-07:00I love secondary and minor characters with plenty ...I love secondary and minor characters with plenty of personality. They make a story stronger. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7528372652947659182.post-25357997334642560562015-10-12T06:18:58.427-07:002015-10-12T06:18:58.427-07:00That's some great advice. I try to give all my...That's some great advice. I try to give all my characters a bit of a personality. In my debut, one minor character was so popular with readers, I had to bring him back for the subsequent books. Funny how even a minor character can take a life of its own.Jay Noelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04757777693161610861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7528372652947659182.post-66955529289417558922015-10-11T13:25:17.351-07:002015-10-11T13:25:17.351-07:00I'm going to look at my current WIP and find o...I'm going to look at my current WIP and find out if those secondary characters are cardboard or not. Great advice!Tamara Narayanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03725262301091012950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7528372652947659182.post-36815822802514027122015-10-09T05:48:05.297-07:002015-10-09T05:48:05.297-07:00What a great point! Now I need to analyze the mino...What a great point! Now I need to analyze the minor characters in my books and make sure I gave them each a unique personality. I think I did, but I will now be more conscious of it! :)Kristin Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15119967346326579747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7528372652947659182.post-23463185470808703772015-10-08T15:03:54.852-07:002015-10-08T15:03:54.852-07:00Great point on not leaving minor characters behind...Great point on not leaving minor characters behind. It's hard to keep everyone straight, so I find a virtual notebook to be worthwhile. And revisions. Lots and lots of revisions. ;-)<br /><br />Kelsie<br />kelsieengen.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7528372652947659182.post-816004546096584282015-10-08T14:31:02.288-07:002015-10-08T14:31:02.288-07:00When I get stumped, I go eavesdropping and people ...When I get stumped, I go eavesdropping and people spying. No one is safe.Jennifer Haweshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06303079974406921717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7528372652947659182.post-3536450733887945562015-10-08T14:30:23.522-07:002015-10-08T14:30:23.522-07:00That's why I love the revision/editing process...That's why I love the revision/editing process. Time to polish!Jennifer Haweshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06303079974406921717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7528372652947659182.post-28538810852756671692015-10-08T14:29:54.083-07:002015-10-08T14:29:54.083-07:00Go for it! Boring=BAD.Go for it! Boring=BAD.Jennifer Haweshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06303079974406921717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7528372652947659182.post-68803869991570175672015-10-08T08:19:34.506-07:002015-10-08T08:19:34.506-07:00:D I have soooo many characters that sometimes com...:D I have soooo many characters that sometimes coming up with unique personalities gets tough. Everyone that has a name does have a unique personality though! At least, I hope they do...Loni Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126958230703180761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7528372652947659182.post-65080679134995903082015-10-07T18:18:04.857-07:002015-10-07T18:18:04.857-07:00Lately I've been working on unnamed characters...Lately I've been working on unnamed characters. I haven't given them much thought. Perhaps I should.Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7528372652947659182.post-40315807836903099082015-10-07T13:38:03.979-07:002015-10-07T13:38:03.979-07:00I'm trying to figure out a minor character who...I'm trying to figure out a minor character who is only in one scene, but it's the first scene in the book, so I figure I should give him a bit more personality than I originally did. No one wants to be bored on the first page!Sarah Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09481750127533816819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7528372652947659182.post-16663543611743102642015-10-07T12:16:38.780-07:002015-10-07T12:16:38.780-07:00I was thinking the same thing. Everyone has a stor...I was thinking the same thing. Everyone has a story and a personality. And if they don't have a personality, then play that up too:)Jennifer Haweshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06303079974406921717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7528372652947659182.post-4082143482587258442015-10-07T12:15:40.800-07:002015-10-07T12:15:40.800-07:00I'm debating whether or not to make this girl ...I'm debating whether or not to make this girl (aka the minor character I brought back to life) reappear later on in my book:)Jennifer Haweshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06303079974406921717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7528372652947659182.post-38171463514999683792015-10-07T12:07:12.948-07:002015-10-07T12:07:12.948-07:00Yes, the great authors do this very thing!Yes, the great authors do this very thing!Jennifer Haweshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06303079974406921717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7528372652947659182.post-17044910284743319652015-10-07T12:06:42.486-07:002015-10-07T12:06:42.486-07:00I'm guilty of making some of my secondary char...I'm guilty of making some of my secondary characters shine more than my MC. I do love a good mystery, introducing a lesser character and then have them reappear later:)Jennifer Haweshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06303079974406921717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7528372652947659182.post-61753506303466286352015-10-07T11:14:12.306-07:002015-10-07T11:14:12.306-07:00Giving every character, even the one-sceners, a pe...Giving every character, even the one-sceners, a personality is a great thing to do. It's not fair to minor characters to get ignored. We all have a personality and so should they. :)Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7528372652947659182.post-44935242640826913072015-10-07T11:10:11.196-07:002015-10-07T11:10:11.196-07:00I love to give minor characters weird quirks for n...I love to give minor characters weird quirks for no apparent reason. Maybe they'll become important later, maybe they won't, but there something you can have fun with without the risk of screwing up something important later on.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.cdgallantking.ca/2015/10/iwsg-october-wake-up-septembers-over.html" rel="nofollow">IWSG October</a>C.D. Gallant-Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01080400727631587101noreply@blogger.com