Stealing Characters
Q: Do you ever base characters on real people? Famous or people you know in your real life. And, if so, how do you deal with that?
-from Susan
I think I’ve talked about this before. Yes, I have. In each of the Dani O’Rourke novels, there is at least one primary or secondary character who is drawn fairly from someone I know. In the first book, MURDER IN THE ABSTRACT, the villain was based on a real artist who tried to make my S.O.’s life difficult with his temper and baseless if trivial accusations...
-from Susan
I think I’ve talked about this before. Yes, I have. In each of the Dani O’Rourke novels, there is at least one primary or secondary character who is drawn fairly from someone I know. In the first book, MURDER IN THE ABSTRACT, the villain was based on a real artist who tried to make my S.O.’s life difficult with his temper and baseless if trivial accusations...
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