I might have gotten too excited as soon as I joined the forum, and I threw myself into several different RPs at once. I've got three characters now that I believe have a decent amount of story and I feel for them each. I post in OOC a lot though so there is that. 

I'll have to agree with pretty much everything put out before me. And I'll say it again, characters should come from the soul, have depth and meaning to their creator. So much so that you feel attached at a visceral level.