How did you come about Tamara, Angelica and Asantis characters?
I wanted to cover some well-known female “types” for Nick to encounter — the earth chick, the student athlete, the female mack. Tamara is loosely based on two women I knew. Angelica is the characterization of a female basketball player at DePaul I didn’t know but had admired from afar. Asantis are EVERYWHERE, in that they want men on their own terms, and only when they want them. I do have to credit a young lady in Maryland for the name, though. I love it.
