Is the character Ethan Reilly based on any particular true love?
The name Ethan I picked after one of my favourite actors, Ethan Hawke. Reilly is the last name of the boy I had a crush on in 3rd grade. The character Ethan Reilly is an amalgamation of all those awkward teen moments and emotions that churned through my very being in high school/college. Seriously, what are butterflies doing in my stomach? I was *actually* very shy around boys in high school, and it was through the pitfalls of my friends heartaches that I learned just what power love and crushes actually hold. In 2008, a gentleman approached me and revealed tha Ethan Reilly is an anagram for “really thine”…
