tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post7408157129712541590..comments2023-12-31T20:43:08.499-05:00Comments on THE STILETTO GANG: My Past Jobs and the People I Met While Doing ThemUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-40882986783070147502011-07-21T16:18:45.121-04:002011-07-21T16:18:45.121-04:00Yep, if we keep our eyes and ears open, we can bor...Yep, if we keep our eyes and ears open, we can borrow all sorts of things from the people around us.<br /><br />MarilynMarilyn Meredith a.k.a. F. M. Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04179984154939161530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-30083150276794902642011-07-21T16:09:22.640-04:002011-07-21T16:09:22.640-04:00I also observe those around me - sometimes they ev...I also observe those around me - sometimes they even say, "I hope you're not going to put me in a book!" but that's only if they're a frenemy!! LOL. I've been known to "borrow" a physical trait or a great name. My heroine's freckles and hazel eyes in TAME THE WILD WIND are my daughter's, and the wicked trophy girlfriend in TAKING A CHANCE ON FOREVER got her name from Amber, my son's best friend's mom (with her okay!). I think as authors we can't help but snip and swipe whatever traits, names, situations, etc., that we encounter.annasmallbookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07848695275854068158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-70804817083963191482011-07-19T11:37:58.131-04:002011-07-19T11:37:58.131-04:00My WIP started from something I witnessed first ha...My WIP started from something I witnessed first hand.<br />There are notebooks in my office full of people places and ideas that are inspired by jobs and conversations.<br />Life is wonderful fiction.Mary@GigglesandGunshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07350818228268801008noreply@blogger.com