When bookstores host author readings, the actual reading is usually followed by a question and answer period. Some of the most often asked questions, by admirers of the author or by aspiring writers sitting in the front row, concern the characters in the book; from where did the characters come, what was the inspiration behind a character, how did the writer manage to make readers feel, after finishing the book, as if they had connected to and even fell in love with a character.
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