Huh, that's an interesting question. Because both of the main characters in my current novel are mentally ill. The people they interact with the the worst is themselves. Sabah has infinite patience with his many fans (he's a famous travel writer, doing guide books on day trips in Tokyo). He has none for himself and his depression. Ken is endlessly patient with his friends and Sabah but finds himself ridiculous, stupidly jealous of Sabah's fame and outright has to remind himself to be kind to himself despite knowing he has PTSD, OCD and major anxiety.
The supporting characters all help and are great to each other and to Sabah and Ken. It's really internal conflict where the worst behavior gets going. Fun but tough to write!
XD For your guys, yeah, this is a tough question, too! I mean, which is real conflict and which is scripted? ;)
Hmm, on the second one, I tend to try to keep it under six characters that I have repeated focus on in a novel. The main characters, maybe four supporting and that's mostly it. I will try to flesh out side characters while they're in the spotlight but that's just to make the world fleshed out. I don't let them take over the story (anymore--that was a learned skill, there!)
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Date: 2018-11-30 03:13 am (UTC)The supporting characters all help and are great to each other and to Sabah and Ken. It's really internal conflict where the worst behavior gets going. Fun but tough to write!
XD For your guys, yeah, this is a tough question, too! I mean, which is real conflict and which is scripted? ;)
Hmm, on the second one, I tend to try to keep it under six characters that I have repeated focus on in a novel. The main characters, maybe four supporting and that's mostly it. I will try to flesh out side characters while they're in the spotlight but that's just to make the world fleshed out. I don't let them take over the story (anymore--that was a learned skill, there!)
Hope your writing goes well this week! :D