Charles Frazier, author of Thirteen Moons

C: Do you have conversations with characters as you write?
F: Not aloud. There is a kind of dialogue with characters, what they believe, their worldview. For example, I took the middle view on the story of Tsali who is mythologized in the outdoor drama, Unto These Hills. Cooper and Bear help hunt down and kill some Cherokees who are hiding in the hills in order to preserve the lives of many others. They are human beings caught in a real situation.

C: After I talked with you yesterday, I re-read some of the passages from the book. Please read something so the audience will have the same advantage of hearing your voice when they read this novel.
F: Since you mentioned sex earlier ... Bear has to marry 3 sisters to get the one he wants. (He reads from pages 134 - 136 about Bear's 3 wives then Myrtle translates the passage into Cherokee. Frazier graciously agrees to sign all books the audience has brought.)