Pete's (Basic) Tips for Writing Good Characters

They're basic to me, but then, I see enough flat characters all over narrative media so, maybe you'd benefit too?

Not “characters” as in letters—”characters” as in fictional people in stories.

We’re living in a pretty amazing time—it’s easier than ever for us writers to tell our stories.*  Technology has not only made it downright easy for us to get our ideas out of our heads and onto semi-permanent media, but it's also allowed us to spread those stories far and wid…