Just try telling Toad that he’s a minor character…
How would you like to be told, “You’re just a minor character”? Well, fictional people don’t like it any more than you would.
Just image someone telling you that you only exist to make him look good. What could be more insulting?
In writing fiction, as in life, treat your so-called minor characters–I prefer to think of them as supporting roles–as you would want them to treat you.
Because without them, you haven’t got a story.
A basket of deplorables; seems I have heard a quote like that. I don’t care, but it is insulting to those who will feel insulted. Kind of like ignoring “fly-over” country?
Good advise for the creative writers on this blog, and for me. I remember when I was first born-again and in college and I was witnessing about the Lord Jesus to a fellow student. He responded with resentment that God was on a big ego trip and just wanted to be worshiped and that was only what He cared. I guess that attitude would make us all minor characters 🙂
I’ve known collidge types who said that.