Faith, Space and Magical: How do you think of characters?

I was going to going to post about characters this week, but my good friend Nigel bet me to the punch. So without further delay, let me direct you to the link:

Faith, Space and Magical: How do you think of characters?: "I was asked today by a girl on detention (yes, sadly, I still have to give detention!), 'Sir, if I do that work, will you put me in your nex..."