Where did you draw your inspiration for your characters Felix and Jack?

Creating characters sometimes feels like this sort of phenomenon beyond me. Which sounds weird, but just go with it. 

But I started by looking at profiles and pictures of the type of athletes I was writing and from there I had an idea of what their names would be, a vague sense of what they looked like, and the beginning of their backstories.

When all of that clicks into place for a character I can usually hear their voice in my head, and they really tend to take on a life of their own after that! 

So what inspired me to create Jack and Felix in particular? Honestly I feel like they just showed up and insisted I put them in my story.

That’s totally not weird at all. Right?

Thanks so much for the question!