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Originally posted by pmterrell:
Hi, Dotsie!

And the one way to get a woman involved in ANYTHING is to threaten her child. That's how Tim became embroiled in the story.
I enlisted the aid of a 16-year-old boy, the son of some book store owners, to help me with Tim. I'd written several chapters involving Tim and gave them to Robert to tell me if that was truly how a 16-year-old boy would react to a kidnapping, the media frenzy, and all that was happening with his parents. Robert gave me some great information, which I incorporated into the book. It really helped round out Tim's character.
I am so impressed with the type of research you do for your books. Robert allowed you to do wonderful job of presenting a teen's perspective. I thought you were right on the mark with his character.