Could You Mention My Name in the Book?

Question:

 I just finished Intensley Alice. WOW. That was the greatest book out of the whole series, to me. All I could do was cry at the end. When Patrick said, “Wish you were here. We’ll miss you.” I just stared. It was so intense and surreal. I live in Virginia, so Its cool to live sort of close to Silver Springs. I love all the Alice Books, and i thought the person who posed for patrick was cute. I love your books and writing because your so real and get into character. I can relate to everything, and I don’t want the series to end, but i know it has to. Your books are the ones I know I can read over and over again, so i’m not worried. I know there is another book coming out in 2010, and I was wondering, if your still writing, could you mention my name in the book?

Phyllis replied:

I get a lot of requests to mention a reader’s name, or to name a character after somebody, but I’m sorry that I can’t.  It just doesn’t work to know that a real person is behind a character, when I have my own very special idea about that character.  But I’m flattered that there are readers who wish they were in the story right beside Alice.