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Writers - I have seven characters on an adventure, do you always need to know...?
Do you always need to know what the characters are doing? Soon, i'm going to separate them into two groups, but... for now, they are together and, of course, the 'main' characters get more attention.
I feel like if one chimes in to say something stupid, the reader will go "whoa, where did he come from?"
4 Answers
- Odin's daughterLv 74 years ago
It's okay to focus on the main characters and only bring the minor ones in every so often: after all, that's why they're called major and minor characters. But your minor characters should be relevant and serve some function either to move the plot along or show the character development of your main characters. Otherwise, they don't need to be there at all.
- AthenaLv 74 years ago
yea, that is always a problem with a large cast.
You have to touch bases with each character or assign then scene projects that they can do to keep them busy and out of your way.
You might have it a little too much off this time.
Good luck
- TinaLv 74 years ago
If they don't have much to do, are they really necessary to the plot. Cut a few and see how well you get on without them.
- 4 years ago
Not all the time, but sometimes it's those small things that are kind of unnecessary that move the story forward.
