How can I become fictional, like you? –Kit, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada You have to sit very, very still for a long time, alone, until the self recedes and another self emerges from the wreckage. It stings like the dickens. I don’t necessarily recommend it. On the other hand, I’m saying this as myself, a regular living person, and Duchess Goldblatt is a fictional character who lives inside my head, and none of this hurt her one bit. She’s thrilled that you’re paying attention to her. She’s pushing me out of the way and taking another bow.
