The reason we love stories is the characters. Sure, we like a good, exciting plot and an interesting world, but complex characters are what turn those worlds and plots into something memorable—they ...

Gavan O'Herlihy on Happy Days. But what is it, why’s it a thing, and why have some of us thought about it nonstop since watching a random Nick at Nite commercial more than a quarter-century ago? We ...

Ever wonder why some stories grab you while others fade from memory? The secret isn't in plot twists—it's in the people. While Walter White's criminal descent in Breaking Bad and the psychological ...

A round character in a book, film, TV show, or play is a fully realized character with complex wants, desires, and motivations. While any type of character (whether protagonist, antagonist, hero, or ...

When you sit down to develop a character, there's a whole bunch of types you can go through, such as hand archetypes, as a ...

Alphanumeric characters include both upper and lower case letters (A to Z, a to z) and numerals (0 to 9). Beyond these, special characters — such as punctuation marks and symbols — add further depth ...

It is an honor to be asked to be someone’s character reference. But even if you are enthused about helping a friend or colleague out, you might feel a little intimidated by the prospect of putting the ...

In its quest to be scientific, psychology has, for much of its existence, banished concepts like virtue and evaluative notions about character and living the good life. Instead, the field has ...

Microsoft Excel and Windows 8 provide a chart of symbols available in a variety of fonts to help you insert characters and make your worksheet data more meaningful. For example, these charts include ...

I once conducted a job interview with someone I found to be passionate, energetic, intelligent, engaging, and prepared. As I asked her questions designed to produce an accurate picture of her ...