- In Queen’s Park, Nanny was modeled after my wife’s mother. That’s what Nanny was like.
- Lane comes out of the imagination. I get to know him more as I write about him. Naturally, he and I do share some experiences. He’s a character who lives next door in my imagination.
- Christine is modeled after someone close to me.
- Matt has the physical attributes of an old student and the personality of someone close to me.
- Arthur’s personality is like the mother of a friend who looked out for me when I was growing up.
- Keely, a new character, is a composite of people I have known.
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