WRITING POWERFUL SIDE CHARACTERS

There are 4 THINGS that every side character MUST HAVE in order to be powerful, memorable, and meaningful to your story. And I’m revealing those 4 things in today’s video! PLUS some questions you can ask yourself to IMMEDIATELY know whether or not your side characters matter to your story, or distract from it. Comment below and tell me: who are some of YOUR favorite side characters? WATCH THIS SUBPLOT VIDEO TOO:    • HOW TO DO SUBPLOTS - THE RIGHT WAY   ________________________________ My NEW book, Make Your Story Matter, is now available for preorder! 👉 https://abbieemmonsauthor.com/make-yo... ✨ V A L U A B L E R E S O U R C E S✨ ❤️GET BONUS CONTENT + SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL:   / abbieemmons   📚READ MY BOOKS: https://amzn.to/3Ivk0Gr 🖥️TAKE MY SCRIVENER MASTERCLASS: https://makeyourstorymatter.teachable... ✏️TAKE MY EDITING MASTERCLASS: https://www.learnfromabbie.com/p/edit... 💬TAKE MY BOOK BLURB MASTERCLASS: https://www.learnfromabbie.com/p/how-... 📓GET MY FREE WRITING TEMPLATES: https://abbieemmons.ck.page/make-your... 💵GET 20% OFF SCRIVENER - USE CODE "ABBIE" → https://www.literatureandlatte.com/sc... 🎤LISTEN TO MY PODCAST WITH MY SISTER: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sh... 🎥 MY GEAR + WRITING TOOLS: https://abbieemmonsauthor.com/my-gear 🎵 I GET ALL MY MUSIC FROM EPIDEMIC SOUND… CLAIM YOUR 60-DAY FREE TRIAL HERE: https://www.epidemicsound.com/referra... ✨F O L L O W ✨ blog: https://bit.ly/2Kl21m8 facebook: https://bit.ly/2FS2Ikh instagram: http://bit.ly/2Xr5hUI tiktok:   / makeyourstorymatter   x/twitter: https://x.com/abbieemmonsx patreon:   / abbieemmons   Business inquiries: abbie@abbieemmonsauthor.com Questions and support: help@abbieemmonsauthor.com ✨ A B O U T ✨ My name is Abbie Emmons I teach writers how to make their stories matter by harnessing the psychology of storytelling and transform their ideas into a masterpiece. Story isn’t about “what happens” — it’s about how what happens affects and transforms the characters. I believe that there is an exact science (a recipe, if you will) behind a perfect story. And if you know what ingredients you need, you can create your own perfect story with ease and confidence. That’s what we talk about every week on this channel – and if it’s something you’re into, be sure to subscribe and join this community!