Novel writing and genealogy | Notes from underground

Something I wrote in one of my other blogs. It's only indirectly connected with genealogy, but suggests using genealogy software to keep track of characters in a novel. Novel writing and genealogy | Notes from underground:

One could think of several links, but now I’m thinking of using genealogy software to keep track of the characters in the novel you are writing. For about 40 years now genealogists have been using computer software to keep track of their family history. Genealogy is quite a popular pastime, and computers are a good way of keeping track of your relatives, and there are lots of programs available for doing so.

I wonder how many people have done this.