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Q&A How do I add more characters into my story?

I am new to the site, so please let me know if I'm not following proper format or etiquette. I am beginning a story (only 4,000 words so far). I am having trouble adding in characters that can be ...

4 answers  ·  posted 8y ago by treesandstuff‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T05:55:39Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/26017
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar treesandstuff‭ · 2019-12-08T05:55:39Z (almost 5 years ago)
_I am new to the site, so please let me know if I'm not following proper format or etiquette._

I am beginning a story (only 4,000 words so far). I am having trouble adding in characters that can be developed, because the protagonist doesn't really have friends, just people she smokes with, and she isn't close with her family.

The loneliness she feels and the amounts of time she spends lost in her head are integral to the story, but are making it hard for me to add other characters that I can develop past being two-dimensional.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2017-01-12T18:16:30Z (almost 8 years ago)
Original score: 4