How Do You Create A Minor Character In Fiction?
A minor character is simply any character in your story that is not a major character. Many fiction writers of novels and short stories work hard to create their major characters, also known as heroes, protagonists or antagonists, but neglect their minor characters. Minor characters have many important roles in a story. They can move the plot along, provide conflict, or serve as part of the setting. They can be foils for the major characters. A foil serves to highlight the characteristics of protagonists for the reader by comparison and contrast. You do not usually need to develop your minor characters as fully as your major characters, but, depending on how important they are to the progress of the story, you should pay some attention to developing them. Decide what role your minor character is playing in your story. If she is no more than a setting element, like a waitress at a restaurant that only brings the food and doesn’t interact significantly with your protagonists, then she ne
