{"id":1293,"date":"2016-10-26T09:57:38","date_gmt":"2016-10-26T16:57:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/storymind.com\/blog\/?p=1293"},"modified":"2018-10-07T09:04:58","modified_gmt":"2018-10-07T16:04:58","slug":"how-to-create-great-characters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/storymind.com\/blog\/how-to-create-great-characters\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Create Great Characters!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By <a href=\"https:\/\/storymind.com\/blog\/melanie-anne-phillips-an-introduction\/\">Melanie Anne Phillips<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a video I recorded a few years ago, based on one of my more popular articles about creative writing and story structure.<\/p>\n<p>What makes a character &#8220;great?&#8221; \u00a0Probably not what you think&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PbMmxIuJ8NY?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;start=12&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"Normal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Need personalized story development\u00a0help?<\/em><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Click below to learn about my story consulting service:<\/h3>\n<h2 class=\"Normal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/storymind.com\/blog\/i-can-help-you-get-your-story-told\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1453\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/storymind.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=1453\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/storymind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Consult.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"488,171\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Consult\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/storymind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Consult-300x105.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/storymind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Consult.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1453 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/storymind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Consult.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"488\" height=\"171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storymind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Consult.jpg 488w, https:\/\/storymind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Consult-150x53.jpg 150w, https:\/\/storymind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Consult-300x105.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 488px) 100vw, 488px\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p id=\"obi_random_banners_posts\" class=\"obi_random_banners_posts\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Man-Made-First-Hour-Event-ebook\/dp\/B09WYXMFBV\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storymind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-27-3.58.58-PM.png\" class=\"aligncenter\"><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Melanie Anne Phillips Here&#8217;s a video I recorded a few years ago, based on one of my more popular articles about creative writing and story structure. 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