The Importance of Secondary Characters in Your Story

Today's blog comes from Lewis Ritter, a screenwriter and script consultant based in Westwood, New Jersey. --------------------------------------------------------------- Many times, when writing a script or a novel, you might consider the task of creating strong secondary characters for granted. That is, you have created a unique and interesting Sci-Fi world or main character that drives the action in your novel or screenplay. This drives the main character to overcome major obstacles and emotional challenges in order to achieve their goal by the end of the movie or novel. Their “Need” or “Desire” to achieve their goal is paramount to achieving a satisfactory conclusion of the story. However interesting the main character might be, he or she is not friendless. They don’t exist in a vacuum; they need secondary or supporting characters to react to their problems and provide opposition or emotional support. Many times, the secondary characters will have issues or struggles of their own that will create subplots that will affect the main character. [Continue Reading >>]( [Stage 32 logo]( Copyright ©2022 Stage 32, All rights reserved. 2711 N. Sepulveda Blvd. #427 Manhattan Beach, CA, 90266 Want to change how you receive these emails? [Update your preferences](. [Facebook icon]( [Twitter icon]( [Instagram icon]( [YouTube icon]( [Pinterest icon](