tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7000658348481995041.post4546180513839143920..comments2023-12-11T22:15:18.595-08:00Comments on CLOSE ENCOUNTERS: The Writer as MagpieCatherine Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13474915175193477553noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7000658348481995041.post-29123609811645102592013-02-06T05:25:39.681-08:002013-02-06T05:25:39.681-08:00I once based a thoroughly unpleasant character on ...I once based a thoroughly unpleasant character on somebody I didn't like at all. I lifted them hook, and sinker and made them do all manner of mean and nasty things. Once I had finished the book it (a) it was quite clear the character was unnecessary and (b) I had got all the anger out of my system so I chopped them out completely and felt a whole lot better. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7000658348481995041.post-91363655702348105002013-02-02T13:17:42.025-08:002013-02-02T13:17:42.025-08:00I've just finished P D James' "The Li...I've just finished P D James' "The Lighthouse" A warning for any novelist who "steals" experiences from people they meet.....KirstenMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04460530603998948689noreply@blogger.com