At The Writing Show you can listen to a podcast (and read a transcript) of an interview with R. N. Morris about his novel The Gentle Axe, which features Porfiry Petrovich, the detective from Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment. Mr. Morris, intrigued with the detective, has written a novel using him in another case. It's an interesting and somewhat daring idea to use a character from a classic novel. Listen to/read why Mr. Morris tackled this and how he researched 19th century Russia and fleshed out the character.
Besides being interesting, you might pick up some inspiration and some useful tips. Enjoy!
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Cool! I'll have to check it out.-Barb
Barb, I think you'll really enjoy it! They have some really good podcasts over at that site.
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