Toby Johnson
Minstrel
sure wy not, but make sure that they resemble the person in real life, that'd be a cool little nod to your freinds
Brandon Sanderson does. But, and I think that's the important thing, he does so at their request. He's mentioned multiple times that the bridge 4 crew is mainly based on friends. Either names or parts of personalities.I know of no authors who do use their friend's names, but there must be some...