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Yes! Along with the development of the story, the fleshing out of the characters is planned too. But I admit that sometimes the character develops his/her own traits and habits during the writing, and that tends to be uncharted territory that has to be navigated when I come to it. That’s a good thing — when the characters come to life for me, I really enjoy what it does for the story and the dialogue. It can add an aura of reality that otherwise might not be there. When my characters come to life and dictate their own little ways it means I must have done something right!

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