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Hi, Jaiden,

Thanks for posting.

As I tell everyone, my ideas come from plain old hard work, and a lot of thinking and plotting. It’s really not a mystery — it’s just plain work!

Character names are absolutely easy. EVERYONE has a name. Pick one. There are millions of them. Find them in newspapers, telephone directories, other books, on TV — anywhere. Naming characters is the very easiest part of writing. My stories are basically fiction. But obviously, a few of my books (like the TITANIC series and WAR STORIES) are based on real historic events, but are otherwise fictional stories. I make it all up, including the people.

OK? Hope that’s helpful. If there’s anything else, you know where to find me — right here!           —–Gordon Korman—–