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Q&A My cool character is doing nothing for the plot. How do I deal with him?

Oh, so your protagonist needs to get to the store badly but his car is in the shop? This guy has a car and some free time. Oh, so your protagonist is after this girl? This guy is her brother. Oh,...

posted 12y ago by temporary_user_name‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T02:22:48Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/a/5710
License name: CC BY-SA 3.0
License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#2: Initial revision by user avatar temporary_user_name‭ · 2019-12-08T02:22:48Z (almost 5 years ago)
Oh, so your protagonist needs to get to the store badly but his car is in the shop? This guy has a car and some free time.

Oh, so your protagonist is after this girl? This guy is her brother.

Oh, so your protagonist is trying to bring down the dark king? This guy is good with a sword.

Oh, so your protagonist is trying to learn the violin? This guy used to play viola.

Oh, so your protagonist is a regular at the bar, where he talks out what's going on in his life to get a new perspective? This guy is, too.

Oh, so your protagonist is a struggling writer? This guy has a ton of inspirational stories.

Oh, so your protagonist is doing anything whatsoever that isn't explicitly being alone in the desert? This guy is somehow related.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2012-05-20T02:28:16Z (over 12 years ago)
Original score: 6