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One of the reasons I never had a problem handing over my characters to other creators is that I knew that they would add their own influences and takes on the characters and make them better for it.

Yes, influences are enriching, and they can be found in every work of art, even the most original.

The things I write are combinations of all of the people that have been influences to me.

As with anything, you need to keep your creative juices flowing and keep the character interesting.

I just have a lot off different influences.

I've always said I'm more influenced in what I do by artists, and how they work, how they think, and the freedom they're given to work and think, than I really am by other writers.

I'm a writer who likes to be influenced.

When starting a project, your influences are the things around you. It doesn't mean you have to sound like it or look like it or anything. It's just something new, and your curiosity becomes enthralled by it.

The characters in my stories, whether historical or fictional, usually prove to be a compilation of influences taken from differing sources, but never drawn from one model.

I always get inspiration from whatever characters say about my character.