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Linwood Barclay:
Hi Linwood, I have loved reading all your books including "Last Resort." I often wonder how you decide on the names for characters in your books eg do you pluck names out of thin air, are they the first names that pop into your head, do you try to match a name with a personality, or do you have a naming system?
Linwood Barclay
I do all sorts of things. Sometimes i scan the names of Facebook friends, pick a first from one and a second from another. Or I look in the phone book. Or I just try to think of one that works. I don't typically try to match a name to personality because that can come across as contrived or cliched. Thanks for the kind words, and I'm delighted you found Last Resort, where I didn't have to make up anything.
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Cathy
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Linwood Barclay:
Hi Linwood! My husband and I just finished the last awesome book in the Promise Falls series. Will there be another book featuring Detective Barry and PI Cal? Good solid characters that we'd like to know more about, like did they move forward from the events in the Falls?
Michele
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Linwood Barclay:
Hi Mr. Barclay- I woke up this morning ready to purchase "Parting Shot" but for some reason it is not available in audio format. Due to eye sight issues I am not able to read print books- I found one page on Amazon that listed the audio format but there was a note that said this edition was not available to me. Can you tell me why this is happening and when it will be available? Thank you.
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