For me, the characters are part of the story, and come out of its development. I don't base them on people, or parts of people – the Frankenstein met… - Donald E. Westlake

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For me, the characters are part of the story, and come out of its development. I don't base them on people, or parts of people – the Frankenstein method. I base them on what I've noticed about the human race. … I cannot tell you how stories develop. I have an initial idea, and start telling myself the story, day by day.