When I started writing my Carol Sabala mystery series, I was married to Mr. Wrong. I’d made Carol Sabala, my protagonist, a baker in an upscale restaurant, modeled on the place where my husband worked as a sous chef.
My husband was a treasure trove of inside information. Until we got divorced.
What might have been a stumbling block proved to be a step up.
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