I was thinking about life patterns, esp. love life patterns, and how there is a certain dynamic I wanted to write about in my next book–but I have the beginning pieces of that book and I’m not sure if the pattern I had in mind would fit in with any of the characters. It was one about being too free-spirited, feeling easily trapped by commitment, etc. Then I was thinking about Nettie inmy book Scripted … note, even though Nettie isnotme, I was always terrified that because she was the main cha...