YN2 Rob Barba wrote:
**Yes and no. Writing about a major character will appeal to most, and get
more people to read it. However, that doesn't mean you can't take a minor
character and make a good fic out of it. Take, for example, Donny Cheng's
"Ordinary". He brings Sayuri into the limelight, when I'm sure there are
readers out there who have no idea just who the hell Sayuri is.
And of course, in the end, it's all about how you write the fic, whether
the character is as big as Shinji, or a fic just about a day in the life of
Maia.
Thanks for the plug! ^_^ But it was actually Yuka, Ordinary was about.
You are right about nobody knowing who Yuka is. I've gotten some posts
wondering who she was. In an anime like Ranma where every character has
a quirk, I noticed Akane's two friends who appeared infrequently in the
show. They were fun loving and were... well normal. It is strange
which characters attract your eye sometimes and they are not always part
of the main cast or even second string characters.
--Rob (detaching C7F on Jul 22nd! YESSSSSS!!!!!!)
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