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Karen White:
You make these characters come alive. Are any of them based on real people?
Karen White
Thank you so much! My characters are all made up, although I probably blend many characteristics of people I know to create my fictional characters.
However, I do love to put friends in my books (and sometime raffle winners) as secondary or one-time characters. You might recognize the name of Rich Kobylt in all of my books (especially the Tradd Street series). In real life, he’s my brother-in-law but in fiction he’s been a handyman/plumber, car mechanic, annoying child, and human resource manager. It’s a fun family joke!
However, I do love to put friends in my books (and sometime raffle winners) as secondary or one-time characters. You might recognize the name of Rich Kobylt in all of my books (especially the Tradd Street series). In real life, he’s my brother-in-law but in fiction he’s been a handyman/plumber, car mechanic, annoying child, and human resource manager. It’s a fun family joke!
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