I just saw this on another website:
I could see myself writing a short, sweet and funny story or anecdote about a friend to share on their wedding day, but there's no way I would do a whole book, especially not a romance, starring someone I know. I don't even want to think about my friends getting intimate. My mind is cringing just from writing that.
That being said, I've named characters after friends - but those characters are their own people, not the friends in question. And I've done it of my own accord, not because the friend requested it.
I asked what she’d like for a wedding present. I am a published novelist and she asked for a book with her as the heroine! They take me months and there’s no way I could writeromance about one of my friends because I don’t have that creativity to get over the embarrassment.
I could see myself writing a short, sweet and funny story or anecdote about a friend to share on their wedding day, but there's no way I would do a whole book, especially not a romance, starring someone I know. I don't even want to think about my friends getting intimate. My mind is cringing just from writing that.
That being said, I've named characters after friends - but those characters are their own people, not the friends in question. And I've done it of my own accord, not because the friend requested it.