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A Goodreads user asked Elle Kennedy:

have any of the books or characters in your off-campus/briar u series been inspired by yourself or friends/boyfriends in your life? i feel like the guys in your books seem very authentic unlike some other books where it is clear that a woman is writing the male dialogue

Elle Kennedy My books and characters aren’t necessarily inspired by real life people or events, but they’re shaped by them to some degree. But usually it’s more things like an inside joke or a weird conversation I had with someone. All my characters are (sadly) strictly fictional.

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