You don't that often see writers being sought out when there are matters of great moment to discuss. And I think that's a loss.
Salman RushdieIt doesn't matter whether characters are real people or not; if they're not vivid on the page, then the reader doesn't care about them that much, and, if the reader doesn't care about them that much, then they don't care what happens to them.
Salman Rushdie