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Jan 12, 2024 · Minor characters. Minor characters fall into a range of categories and can be described in a variety of ways. For example, a story might have a deuteragonist, a character whose own arc overlaps with the protagonist’s but isn’t the focus of the story.
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Jul 1, 1999 · Minor Characters: A Beat Memoir Paperback – July 1, 1999. by Joyce Johnson (Author), Ann Douglas (Introduction) 4.5 183 ratings. See all formats and editions. National Book Critics Circle AwardWinner, 1983. Named one of the 50 best memoirs of the past 50 years by The New York Times. Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award.
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1.1 What is a Background Character? 1.2 What is a Minor Character? 1.3 What is a Supporting Character? 2 What’s the Point of Making Minor Characters Interesting? 3 Give Minor Characters a Reason to Exist. 4 Give Minor Characters a Life Outside the Story. 5 Don’t Go Overboard. 6 Help your Readers Remember Absent Minor Characters.
Minor Characters. Minor Characters: A Beat Memoir (1983) is a memoir by Joyce Johnson documenting her time with Jack Kerouac. [1] The book also tells the story of the women of the Beat Generation, the "minor characters" of its title. The book won a National Book Critics Circle Award.
Minor characters are the ones that are there solely to serve your plot. They aren’t developed in any way. Your reader should never care about them or wonder what happened (or will happen) to them. They’re there for a short and specific reason. Remember though, minor characters still need a purpose, don’t write them just because you can ...
Named one of the 50 best memoirs of the past 50 years byThe New York TimesWinner of the National Book Critics Circle Award“Among the great American literary memoirs of the past century . . . a riveting portrait of an era . . . Johnson captures this period with deep clarity and moving insight.”
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Jul 1, 1999 · Minor Characters: A Beat Memoir Kindle Edition. by Joyce Johnson (Author), Ann Douglas (Introduction) Format: Kindle Edition. 4.5 175 ratings. See all formats and editions. Kindle. $12.99 Read with our free app. Audiobook. $0.00 Free with your Audible trial. Hardcover. from $40.00 2 Used from $60.00 1 Collectible from $40.00. Paperback.
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