Well, Debby asked if she could use me (I think I ended up in Part 8 as a villainous bank manager or something but at least I got to come on to Clark!
) -- and she altered my name a bit, like she did with Kathy's.
(I first contacted Debby after reading the cliffhanger at the end of part six. As I recall, the email read: "Dear Debby, Don't take this the wrong way, but I hate you." She didn't take it the wrong way
)
And sometimes unintended cameos get awkward, yes. I was in the middle of writing and posting Hearts Divided, with a supporting character named Brenda, at the time that a real-life Brenda became the object of much controversy.
Don't know if the readers were much distracted, but I greatly regretted the coincidence.
PJ
