I have had Heather (All seven terms straight through). Daisy (two terms). Kahylee (Half a term). Jezz (two an a half terms). I think what made me struggle with the second and third charries is that I was on and off a lot because of RL. When I came back (changed my UN) Jezz became my first charrie. She was wild. Young. First year. I did good until RL came into play again. When I came back she was a sixth year and even though her life had continued, I knew NOTHING about her and the four years I missed. I tried to build her story again but I couldn't get much out of her. Now I have Hope. I feel bad for dropping Jezz because a lot of people enjoyed her and had come to love her and because this would have been her seventh year.

Heather is my prized charrie. I came in with her as my first ever everything. So she was new and all of this was new. So with her I tried to get a large group to RP with. To this day I use her as a Ministry character because I'm comfortable with her and I have developed her so much that she's easy to write. I hear her in my head and I let her freely do and say what she wants. I think that's what makes her stick. I explored her and she came to life. With Hope, it's the same way. Her voice is there in my head and it's very loud and clear. She's mean but with good reason. I started planning her out a bit and got her out with so many different people and it allows her to develop a little more of her personality each new person she meets.

So my advice would be to think about your charries. Let them have a little piece of your brain reserved for their voice. Get to know them almost as well as you know yourself.