In fairness, at least in that quote, Hamilton is not saying her characters are independent entities (indeed, the last phrase explicitly contrasts them with real people). She's just saying that her characters surprise her--i.e., to use your phrasing, the spontaneous decisions she makes in her writing process surprise her.
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Re: More writer ramblings
Date: 2020-07-23 09:07 am (UTC)