Well here's a new one for me and hopefully you wonderful people may have some suggestions or ideas for me.
I write pirate fiction and my MC is Charity Kase the orphan pirate. In my first book her merry crew consisted of the Quartermaster, Helmsman, Boatswain, First Mate, Ship's Surgeon and a few key crewmen.
Now I'm onto the second book where it has become necessary within the plot to incorporate new characters such as the ship's carpenter, scouts, deckhands and more crewmen. I find myself having some difficulty managing these different and new characters and fear I might be creating too many side-stories or sub-plots with them.
Do any of you have any rules of thumb on how many characters you use in a story or any tips or tricks on how to manage multiple sub-characters in a clean and seamless way?
I'll be interested to hear your thoughts and thank you!
I write pirate fiction and my MC is Charity Kase the orphan pirate. In my first book her merry crew consisted of the Quartermaster, Helmsman, Boatswain, First Mate, Ship's Surgeon and a few key crewmen.
Now I'm onto the second book where it has become necessary within the plot to incorporate new characters such as the ship's carpenter, scouts, deckhands and more crewmen. I find myself having some difficulty managing these different and new characters and fear I might be creating too many side-stories or sub-plots with them.
Do any of you have any rules of thumb on how many characters you use in a story or any tips or tricks on how to manage multiple sub-characters in a clean and seamless way?
I'll be interested to hear your thoughts and thank you!