{"id":3384,"date":"2019-05-01T01:24:20","date_gmt":"2019-05-01T01:24:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/?p=3384"},"modified":"2019-04-30T20:36:53","modified_gmt":"2019-04-30T20:36:53","slug":"creating-secondary-characters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/2019\/05\/creating-secondary-characters\/","title":{"rendered":"Creating Secondary Characters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Creating-Secondary-Characters.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3385\" srcset=\"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Creating-Secondary-Characters.png 560w, http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Creating-Secondary-Characters-300x169.png 300w, http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Creating-Secondary-Characters-500x281.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In every book I write there is a secondary character who\u2019s tried to take over the story. In <a href=\"http:\/\/www.karyngood.com\/books\/offthegrid.html\">OFF THE GRID<\/a> it was Sophie\u2019s sister. I could have written a whole series based around Marnie\u2019s character as a Finder in the infamous Downtown Eastside of Vancouver. In <a href=\"http:\/\/www.karyngood.com\/books\/backlash.html\">BACKLASH<\/a> it was Jason, Lily\u2019s student, a teenage boy who was targeted by gang members. In <a href=\"http:\/\/www.karyngood.com\/books\/exposed.html\">EXPOSED<\/a>,  Sunni, the mistress of Kate\u2019s father, Bill Logan, drew me in and she could have had her own story, too. Ian Connelly in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.karyngood.com\/books\/gone.html\">GONE <\/a>stole my heart from the beginning with his silence and his gruffness.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Karyn-Good-Secondary-Char.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3386\" srcset=\"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Karyn-Good-Secondary-Char.png 800w, http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Karyn-Good-Secondary-Char-150x150.png 150w, http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Karyn-Good-Secondary-Char-300x300.png 300w, http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Karyn-Good-Secondary-Char-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>They are essential in helping tell the story of the protagonists by either supporting or resisting them. They are a great way to drop hints, reveal information the reader needs to know but the protagonist might not, and to foreshadow events. They also represent the state of the world being created in the story. They have essential knowledge of the inner workings of your world, be it contemporary, paranormal, or historical. They have secrets, their own lives, and their own motivations but remain in the background. They are the stalwart mentor, the quirky best friend, the loyal confident, the cynical co-worker, or the jealous family member. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Ian-Connelly-GONE.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3387\" srcset=\"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Ian-Connelly-GONE.png 800w, http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Ian-Connelly-GONE-150x150.png 150w, http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Ian-Connelly-GONE-300x300.png 300w, http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Ian-Connelly-GONE-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re a Harry Potter fan and I mention Dolores Umbridge, her snickering laugh and pink outfits will instantly come to mind and make you shudder. Large Marge in Kristin Hannah\u2019s The Great Alone is a strong, resilient big-city transplant who represents the landscape of Alaska and what is needed to survive there. Often in romance, secondary characters are way to introduce the protagonists of the next book in the trilogy or series. They are a way to carry the theme or premise of the series to the next book and give us a delicious insight to what will happen next.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And, ultimately, they exist to help keep us entertained! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Until next time&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Who are some of your favourite secondary characters?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In every book I write there is a secondary character who\u2019s tried to take over the story. In OFF THE GRID it was Sophie\u2019s sister. 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