Thank you. Returning to your prior comment: > One wonders if the same thing happens after a writer creates the characters and starts having them interact in th

Thank you. Returning to your prior comment: > One wonders if the same thing happens after a writer creates the characters and starts having them interact in the story. I've definitely heard writers say characters become almost independent persons with their own perceptions, ideas, decisions, etc., and interact with each other and the story.