Can an author turn into one of their characters?

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Like Casablanca--Can an author turn into one of their characters?

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Did you know that authors can sometimes live through their characters? In this video novelist, Sylvia Massara, talks about turning into Cat Ryan, her protagonist in her latest romantic comedy "Like Casablanca", who is blogging about internet dating. Sylvia talks about her own experience with internet dating and how she caught out a Nigerian scammer.