What Makes Lasting Fantasy - Part II

A little over a month ago, I started a mini blog series on what I think makes lasting fantasy. You can read Part I - A Clear Definition of Good and Evil over here.

Part II - Persistent Characters

While the story has to be well written, characters are what really draw people in. You can have all the action in the world, but if your characters are all one-dimensional twits, it will be hard to keep people interested. 

Let's look at Harry Potter, for example. When you think of the series, wha...