My 10 favorite fictional authors

In a world where authors are told to “write what you know,” it’s not surprising that so many novels feature characters who write for a living.

I sense these stories appeal to other writers or aspiring writers or bibliophiles. Since I am two of the three, I’m utterly drawn to such tales. Here are my 10 current favorites fictional authors:

* Joan Wilder, “Romancing the Stone”
* Karen Eiffel, “Stranger Than Fiction”
* Richard Castle, “Castle”
* Jack Torrence, “The Shining”
* Temperance Brennan, “Bones”
* Gil Pender, “Midnight in Paris”
* T.S. Garp, “The World According to Garp”
* Mike Noonan, “Bag of Bones”
* Jamie, “Love Actually”
* Paul Sheldon, “Misery”