Writers, you ever meet someone in real life and have to say, “I swear I wrote that character before I met you”? - ThreadSky

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gailcarriger.bsky.social • 107 days ago

Writers, you ever meet someone in real life and have to say, “I swear I wrote that character before I met you”?

“when you hit 40, you realize you’ve met or seen every type of person there is.”

- Bert Cooper, Mad Men

I really blamed Barbara Kingsolver for writing the book I didn’t start so very glad not to have had the pleasure of meeting her.

Yes, "the angel hippie". I gave him the book, 17 years ago and we're still friends.

crow202.com•107 days ago

No… but which character did your write this about?

Max. But there have been others

Yes and then it was followed by the thought “Any resemblance to persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.”

Eternally grateful for this clause when coincidence rears its head.

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