Normalice
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
Do you ever randomly see someone who seems to perfectly resemble the way you imagined one of your characters? I've had an experience like that recently, from a couple of books (one of them yours) and spent half a day trying to figure out where I knew them from before it dawned on me. I felt nearly foolish for almost approaching them to ask. Good thing I didn't..
Lois McMaster Bujold
No, can't say as I've ever had that experience. I have physically modeled characters from time to time off actors, at least for their jumping-off points, but they tend to mutate into their unique selves pretty quickly as the story goes on.
Ta, L.
No, can't say as I've ever had that experience. I have physically modeled characters from time to time off actors, at least for their jumping-off points, but they tend to mutate into their unique selves pretty quickly as the story goes on.
Ta, L.
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