Lynn Hill asked Robin Gregory:

Do your characters speak to you to write the book or do you get to write it by yourself?

Robin Gregory Thank you for the question, Lynn. You know, once I get into the zone and just let ideas flow, the characters do take on shapes, colors, gestures, and voices of their own. I often start out with a plan, and the character, believe it or not, wants to go in a totally different direction. Wait, what? It's not very decent of them, is it? Sheesh. It reeks havoc on plotting. Sometimes they go off on unexpected tangents and I end up scrapping weeks of writing. Sometimes they come up with better ideas. But often they make me laugh out loud. It's like being a zookeeper.

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