Creating Realistic Characters, pt.1

Characters are arguably the most important part of any story. Sometimes you have a story solely about a place or a thing, but the majority of stories happen around a character.

Consider your own life for a moment. As you travel through this time and space we refer to as reality, a story is constantly unfolding around you in which you are a part. It is this element in our own lives that allows us to become attached, to empathize, or to identify to an otherwise fictional character in a story tha...