No I don't, but I like the idea of it. I found one of your questionnaires and think it may be helpful to get to know my characters better. It's a good tool.

Lisa, I think you'll be pleasantly surprised by what you discover. If you conduct yourself with your characters as if they exist -- and they DO within their story universe -- then you can engage them in a dialog. I've told writers who have worked with me to take a character out for a drink. Go play a round of golf with them. You're a cop, they are in the interrogation room, and you're questioning them. Another thing: Character sit-down. Sit at your computer. Close your eyes. Imagine the character. Put your fingers on keyboard. And start typing. For 30 minutes. Just let the words flow. 90% may be gibberish, but that 10% could be pure gold.

I agree with Scott -- the pleasant surprises of discovery are worth any reservation about the "exercise" of having a chat with a character. I've imagined various scenarios for chats -- riding behind him/her on a motorcycle, on a fishing boat both feeling a bit seasick, at a dusty old used bookstore in the same aisle, seated together on a plane, at the DMV, etc. One, it helps you visualize them "in some semblance of a real situation" and see how they conduct themselves. But also, it allows various types of conversations to emerge, and more than just standard questionnaire type stuff. Scott's also right in that a lot of what emerges may well be gibberish. But .. there also come the gems, those precious nuggets of info you may not have known or anticipated or discovered otherwise. Worthy and FUN exercise. Highly recommend!