elleinda asked M.Q. Barber:

Where did the idea to write this story come from? Did you know someone like one of your characters? If so, which one?

M.Q. Barber For the Neighborly Affection series? The idea came from a situation and a voice, which is how story ideas generally come to me. In this case, the situation was an intimate dinner party and the voice was Henry's. Chapter 3 of Playing the Game was the first part of the series to be written. Everything else grew from that.

The characters are characters; their traits grew organically as the story developed. I wasn't thinking of a particular real person when I created them. But of course I know people who are analytic, or who like cooking, or who own bikes. ;-)

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