What do you think?
Share this:
- Click to share on StumbleUpon (Opens in new window) StumbleUpon
- Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
- Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
- Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit
- Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
- Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest
- Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr
- Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
DAN ALATORRE 
8 replies on “Is This Possible?”
I think it’s possible since everybody is the main character of their own story. I think this pertains more to having the supporting cast being more than window dressing or tools for the main cast. This kind of reminds me of the long-running animes like Naruto and Dragonball Z. The supporting characters are still given personalities, unique abilities, and backgrounds to help them act like real people.
LikeLiked by 3 people
My background characters are always very demanding of attention–and you never know if one day they will take center stage.
LikeLiked by 3 people
Everyone thinks the world revolves around only them. Why would our characters be any different? This does give me food for thought. Thanks
LikeLiked by 2 people
Something to aim for, I’d say. But it’s connected to POV. In multiple POV, yes, certainly. Single POV, not so obvious, as it’s all filtered through one person’s perceptions. But the secondary characters are still the MCs in their own lives, so how they behave needs to conform to that. I try to make them as round and complex as possible, but a lot of what I know about them gets left out in successive drafts.
LikeLiked by 2 people
Yes, we humans tend to be self-centered. As I write, I think of it as putting a spin on truth. POV is key, but even with 1st person POV their narration and the dialogue between them and the other characters can show so much about other characters motives and desires.
LikeLiked by 1 person
I do agree. Every character comes from different background and environment with different personalities. Thus different outcome.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Yes, it’s very possible. A few of my secondary characters are trying to steal the show in my first novel. In the sequel, one of them does. 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
I like secondary characters who are rich and interesting in their own right, but who exist simply to advance the interest of the main characters.
LikeLiked by 1 person