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Secondary Characters in Fanfic

Authors, when you write a story centering on Lois & Clark, how many supporting characters do you tend to use?

Results

I focus almost exclusively on L&C (20)	15%
I use supporting characters from the show when the plot requires them, but I don't spend much time on them (38)	29%
I think supporting characters deserve a little time and development (30)	23%
I work hard on my villains, but the good guys are all from the show (5)	4%
I like to give L&C solidly developed friends and foes (either original characters or well-rounded versions of familiar faces) (30)	23%
I prefer a large cast of characters -- the more, the merrier! (9)	7%

Total Votes: 132

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Comments

Actually, it's impossible to generalise like this, personally. The only certainty in my stories that L&C will get more attention than anyone else. Other characters range from almost no attention, to fairly well-developed characters who may or may not be original. - 07/28/02 9:05:27 AM MST

I think supporting characters are important in a long story. And they need and deserve to be well defined. - 07/17/02 4:00:33 PM MST

I think it depends on the story's premise... short things can focus just on L&C and be awesome, but longer ones almost require other characters - 06/25/02 7:17:1

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