Activity

@hope-ann As a person who has a lot of side characters, I feel that as I write, eventually each character develops their own purpose, whether or not I planned it that way.

I feel like if your quest feels like it can’t do without the characters, then perhaps you could merge the side characters’ traits onto the main characters. Then again, this depends on how minor of a character they are. Are they characters that go on the quest? Or are they characters that your main team meets on the way?

All characters should have a purpose, but it doesn’t always have to be major, and I don’t think that these purposes need to be completely established while you’re planning. Often times writing the story itself will give you more inspiration for your characters than sitting and planning every single detail.

Hope this helps! Good luck on the story!