How Do I Create Characters With Some Depth?

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Question:

I'm working on a story right now (I've posted to Prologue already on Y!A) and I'm having a difficult time creating characters!. I have the main character created already!.
I would like to make characters with some depth!. something more then just cardboard cutouts that are in many books nowadays!. I know I should add some quirks, some things that makes them human, but how should I go about making appearances, backgrounds, etc!?

Any experienced writers have any tips!?

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Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:

Make them do something unexpected, but make sure they've got a reason to do it, and they're not just randomly doing it because you want to give them depth!. Ie, at one point a normally shy person stands up for herself in a confrontation, or someone who's really aggressive runs away from a fight, or something like that!. All the appearance and background in the world won't give depth to a character that acts like she's only capable of displaying one emotion!. Www@QuestionHome@Com

well what makes sense to me, is to loosely (but closely) base their quirks, backgrounds, attitudes, appearances on your friends or family or just people you knew in high school!.Www@QuestionHome@Com