Overview
Supporting characters fail when they exist only to serve the protagonist. The mentor who only gives advice. The best friend who only provides comic relief. The love interest who only motivates the hero. These characters feel flat because they have no interior life beyond their function.
The Supporting Character Network Prompt generates a cast of supporting characters who each have their own perspective, their own stake in the story, and their own relationship to the protagonist's central lie. Each character challenges the protagonist differently — and each has enough interiority to feel like they have a life off the page.
What you get: - 4–6 supporting characters with distinct functions - Each character's relationship to the protagonist's lie - Each character's own want and wound - How each character challenges or enables the protagonist - The relationship dynamic between each pair - How the network shifts across the story
Built for: Novelists, screenwriters, and any writer building an ensemble cast where every character earns their place.