Maggie Percy asked Alicia Butcher Ehrhardt:

Loved your book! I left a review. It jarred me at one point when reading to see the name of a character in the book I am currently writing: Samantha Taylor. How odd is that? Congratulations and hope you enjoy great success! Don't really have a question, just wanted to say hi.

Alicia Butcher Ehrhardt It is jarring to see other people have your same name - in books and in real life. I've had that happen with a character in a novel I'm writing; fortunately, a friend caught it. I don't know how I'm going to deal with it, since the first name at least is critical to the story, and I'd chosen the last name with several purposes in mind.

Better before than after publication! I hope mine doesn't interfere with yours.

And many thanks for the lovely review.

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