{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Nieman Storyboard","provider_url":"https:\/\/niemanstoryboard.org","author_name":"commonmedia","author_url":"https:\/\/niemanstoryboard.org\/author\/commonmedia\/","title":"14 Tips for Building Character - Nieman Storyboard","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"XxptlKaMq9\"><a href=\"https:\/\/niemanstoryboard.org\/2005\/06\/01\/14-tips-for-building-character\/\">14 Tips for Building Character<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/niemanstoryboard.org\/2005\/06\/01\/14-tips-for-building-character\/embed\/#?secret=XxptlKaMq9\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;14 Tips for Building Character&#8221; &#8212; Nieman Storyboard\" data-secret=\"XxptlKaMq9\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/niemanstoryboard.org\/wp\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"This essay is adapted from Rick Meyer\u2019s notes for a talk at the 2005 Nieman Narrative Editors\u2019 Seminar. Rick\u2019s presentation was paired with&nbsp;Laurie Hertzel\u2019s talk on scenes. We probably ought to declare something right away, so no one can accuse us of cheating. In nonfiction, when we talk about building characters, we\u2019re not talking about [&hellip;]"}