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  • 7 Ways to Develop Secondary Characters - By Samantha Garner
    7 Ways to Develop Secondary Characters - By Samantha Garner
    November 30, 2023

    7 Ways to Develop Secondary Characters

    Many authors do a good job at developing their protagonist or POV characters. After all, readers will be in these characters’ heads throughout an entire book. But as many readers can attest to, sometimes ...

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