Minor character

Want to make the most of your minor characters? Understand the minor character's role and how the different levels of character development shade into each other. Here's how to master the techniques and write memorable minor characters.

Every character in a story is important, even minor ones. Actually, especially minor ones. When written well, they advance plot and/or develop a major

For many novel writers, entering a competition can feel like an exciting but daunting step. Is your manuscript ready? What do judges look for? Could this really help you in your writing career or are you just wasting your time? In this guest post, Caroline Ambrose, founder and director of the Bath Novel Awards, shares…

Use these five steps for writing minor characters that will fill your protagonist's world with with dazzling color and personality.

You can lift your fiction when you give some thought to minor characters. These bit players help you to develop your major characters, and more.

Remember two weeks ago, when Are Your Minor Characters REALLY Necessary? went live on Writing Abby? Well, here’s the follow-up post I promised you guys. Now, this is the complete continuation, so let’s review what went on in the last post. You’ll remember the questions I asked about your minor characters. Also, remember how we…

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Serial Designation N (mostly referred to as N) is the deuteragonist of the Glitch Productions web series Murder Drones, as well as a minor recurring character in SMG4. He is a kind-hearted Disassembly Drone with the attitude of wanting to get the job done, but he is oftentimes told by his co-workers that he is useless and terrible and barely gets respect. He is voiced by Michael Kovach, who also voices the Mage trio consisting of SMG0, Niles, and Fred, while also voicing Jax from The Amazing…

The Best Game of Thrones Minor Character Names

Discover how Charlotte Brontë brings to life minor characters without leading readers to believe they're more important than they really are.