Episode 25 - Sub-Plots & Side-Characters (Without the side-characters bit)

This is Fictional Problems, the podcast where we discuss all things writing in association with Speculative Fiction Ireland. Hosts Gary J. Martin and A.R. McNevin dig into subplots, secondary characters, and the connective tissue that broadens a story—from exposition techniques to integrating side arcs naturally.

Using examples like Star Wars, Aliens, and A Song of Ice and Fire, they cover how to introduce, transition, and resolve subplots, when to cut what doesn’t serve the main plot, and how series versus standalones change your approach.

 

 

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