The Writ Wit

Episode 19 - Making Secondary Characters More Useful

03.24.2018 - By Matthew Donald and Matthew DavidPlay

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Originally recorded: March 2018 In this episode, the two Matts use a more epic and serious intro song than usual, have the same work they want to rip off as each other, get incredibly eager and forced with their segues (even more so than usual) and talk about how to improve secondary characters as part of a writing workshop. What's the difference between a secondary character and a co-protagonist? What differences are there for improving one type of secondary character versus another? Does every individual character need to be fully three-dimensional to be useful? Will Matt David FINALLY get out of his damn writer's dry spell? (Seriously, Matt Donald is THIS close to firing him...totally serious...not joking...maybe) We discuss it all, flawlessly linking all our segments with a confident, non-forced "and SPEAKING of which..." and talk about Black Panther, Star Wars, Harry Potter, and Lord of the Rings. Have any feedback or questions for our hosts? Email us at [email protected]. Also you can purchase Matt Donald's book "Megazoic" on Amazon by clicking here, or its sequel "Megazoic: The Primeval Power" by clicking here. If you'd like, of course.

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