388: How to Craft Your Supporting Characters - Interview with Sacha Black

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Sacha Black.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Sacha is an author, rebel podcaster, and professional speaker. She has five obsessions; words, expensive shoes, conspiracy theories, self-improvement, and breaking the rules.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Sacha writes books about people with magical powers and other books about the art of writing.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">When she’s not writing, she can be found laughing inappropriately loud, sniffing musty old books, fangirling about film and TV soundtracks, or thinking up new ways to break the rules.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">She lives in Cambridgeshire, England, with her wife and genius, giant of a son.</span></p> <p> </p> <h3><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Sacha Black</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">and I discuss:</span></h3> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The main types of supporting characters and what you should do with each type.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Why you need to create contrast between your supporting characters and your protagonist.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How to balance giving supporting characters depth without letting them take over the story.</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <h4><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Plus, her #1 tip for writers.</span></em></h4> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For more info and show notes: <a href="https://diymfa.com/podcast/episode-388-sacha-black" target="_blank" rel="noopener">diymfa.com/388</a></span></p>