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I get melancholy if I don't [write]. I need the company of people who don't exist.

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Ha ha ha.

I like to write scenes where my characters just chat nonsense in a tavern. Absolutely nothing to do with the story they are in, just pure banter.

Glad I'm not the only one who likes the company of fictional characters.
Ha ha, I do that kind of thing too. I have some really great scenes which I've enjoyed with them, but which unfortunately have no place in the book. :)
 

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