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Taylor, M.; Hodges, S. D.; Kohányi, A. (2002). "The Illusion of Independent Agency: Do adult fiction writers experience their characters as having minds of their own?". Imagination, Cognition and Personality. 22 (4): 361–380. doi:10.2190/ftg3-q9t0-7u26-5q5x. S2CID14988767.
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