8 Steps to Side Characters

Do your characters fail to bring your story to life? Are they flat, boring or have no depth? Is your story lacking a little cohesion or sparkle?



In 8 Steps to Side Characters: How to Craft Supporting Roles with Intention, Purpose, and Power, Sacha Black showed writers how to breathe life into their characters in an easy to follow and humorous, step-by-step guide.


This workbook puts those lessons to use by building on each chapter in textbook, and guiding you through the development of your characters.


Inside the workbook you’ll find hundreds of thought provoking questions, exercises and creativity boosting prompts. 

This resource will help you:


Create side characters from the ground up that will bring your story alive
Understand the main types of side characters and what you should do with them
Learn how to craft character depth that hooks readers
Harness your character voices to deepen your reader's experience
Utilize details to enhance characterization 
Implement methods for killing characters that will help deepen plot, theme and story
Find ideas for creating conflict with your side characters 
Use vital tactics for differentiating characters and making them feel real to your reader 
Avoid the most common pitfalls and mistakes with characters 



Read 8 Steps to Side Characters Workbook today and start creating kick-ass sentences.