Tina Annette asked Cheryl Bolen:

Where do you get inspiration for the characters in your books?

Cheryl Bolen Good question, Tina! I wish I had an answer for that. Frankly, it's very difficult to craft characters with memorable personalities. So many heroines are just cardboard characters, including many of mine. My most unique heroines are Daphne in the Regency Mysteries, particularly in the first, With His Lady's Assistance, and Margaret in Countess by Coincidence. I do believe the best inspiration is to take composites from memorable characters one has met in real life. Which makes me wish I knew more quirky people!

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