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#WordWeavers 8/17. Are real people you know ever the basis for characters in your story?
No, not so far. Sometimes I'll use names of people I know in real life, but that's it.
My characters come to me as, well, people. I have to discover their personality and backstory (and name), but it honestly doesn't feel like I'm making them up myself a lot of the time. It's just who they are, and it's my job to get to know them as I write.
I know, it's weird, but that's how my brain works.
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