Tracey
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Jodi Taylor:
I'm just wondering why on earth you chose the name "Sarah Smith" for the biggest bitch since Bitch-Face Barclay. I don't know how deep or wide your familiarity with Doctor Who is, but Sarah *Jane* Smith is one of the most beloved companions the show ever featured; was the name just coincidence?
Jodi Taylor
Hi - good question. Every year I participate in the Clic Sargent 'character for sale' auction. It's a charity that helps kids with cancer and people can bid to have a character named after them. Sarah was that year's winner and I was writing Doing Time so she became the villain. I asked her if she was ok with it and she was thrilled. This year's winner was offered a chance to be a bad ass assassin but preferred a scene with Markham and his Spotted Dick. Hope this answers your question. Jodi.
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Mike Lumley
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Jodi Taylor:
Hi Jodi, Thoroughly enjoying the books - I've also inducted my wife into St Mary's way of life! Sorry for asking a nit-picking question - In the Time Police novels the phrase Time-travel/Time-travelling etc. starts with a capital "T", but not in the St Mary's books. Is this a deliberate choice just for The Time Police? Many thanks.
Oliver Müller
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Jodi Taylor:
Hi Jodi, I'm on my second round reading the St. Mary's books. Mostly, of course, because I very much enjoy them. But I also wanted to figure out how old Max is in the books. But I'm already starting to get lost again in book #1. ;-) In the Dramatis Personae, you say she's in her late 20s (during the main events, I assume), but I can't figure out her own biological age e.g.in book 14. Could you help, please? Ta! :-)
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