
The beauty of common people
The beauty of common people: keep them boring, or shake things up!
Every story has “common” characters who keep showing up in novels because they may be significant to moving your story along or they may be just there as a mention.
They don’t have any kind of past trauma, and they may not be the lead, they are just as important. For starters, it gives the reader a sense of realism – not everyone lives a dramatic life, and even the people who seem most insignificant in your life can play a huge role. Or, they have the potential to shake things up a bit, particularly in your writing.
And just like in life, if you didn’t have these “common” people who don’t bring drama everywhere they go, it would be boring, right?