Dear Lynn:
I hope scholars everywhere are not too shocked to learn that I did no research on kidnapping to write Standing Still!
I'm not a very research-driven author in general --I think too much researching keeps you from writing -- and sometimes facts can weigh down fiction, making it read more like journalism. I did do some research about Mexico City for this book, but that's about it.
That being said, I was very consciously trying to create a relationship between the kidnapper and Claire that had echoes of Stockholm Syndrome. But I wanted to create the tension and ambiguity from their dialogue and relationship on the page---not by replicating any historical precedent.
Kelly
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