Character Chart for Fiction Writing

I know that at least once previously I have pointed readers to a resource for charting the characteristics of novel players, but the people at Epi.com have the most comprehensive one I've yet seen. Take a look at the Fiction Writer's Character Chart. To have a copy, you could save a copy of the web page and print it out, but the nice people at Epi also make it available in .PDF, .RTF and .DOC (MS Word) formats. Download one of those versions, and you can print out sheets for each of your characters, or assemble a folder of separate files for each on your computer. I would encourage even short story writers to use a character chart. Just studying the blank chart may give you insights into or ideas about characterization. I love the details the designers suggest like a person's arrest record, darkest secret, goals and fears. Even if these aspects aren't used in your writing, they add weight to your characters to make them more authentic. And, of course, you can use as much or as little of the chart suggestions as you wish.