by Chloe | Sep 2, 2020 | Helios, New Heights, Submerged Hopes, Who Knew?
I just had a birthday, but If I were Greek, I’d celebrate on my “Name Day” on February 19. Here’s a little bit about Name Day celebrations. In Greek culture, a birthday is worth celebrating, but you get a bonus: another occasion on your Name Day, which is the date...
by Chloe | Aug 18, 2020 | Helios, New Heights, Submerged Hopes, Who Knew?
While my main goal is that my stories are entertaining, I also hope that a reader leaves the novel richer in some way, having learned something cool, or with a new way to think about things. One of the advantages of writing about military personnel for a writer who’s...
by Chloe | Aug 14, 2020 | Cool Places, Helios, Who Knew?
One of the cool places featured in Helios is the ancient Minoan palace at Knossos, Crete. This Bronze Age settlement in northern Crete is Europe’s oldest city, first settled in the Neolithic age. The population peaked at over 100,000, and was abandoned for unknown...
by Chloe | Aug 7, 2020 | Cool Places, Helios, New Heights
In New Heights, the windmills are more than just scenery, so let’s delve into them a little more! The Lasithi plateau in Eastern Crete is famous for its windmills, as is the island of Mykonos. There were once ten thousand windmills on the plateau, though only a...
by Chloe | Jul 31, 2020 | Helios, New Heights, Who Knew?
When I read for fun, part of that experience is learning something new. My about-to-be-released novel New Heights involves a Navy man as the hero, and while the peek into another world is fascinating, the slang is so entertaining! So to celebrate the release,...
by Chloe | Jul 20, 2020 | Cookery, Helios
One fun thing about doing novel research is learning, and for a novel set in another country, that means food! In a strange circle of Life Inspiring Art in turn inspiring my life, I have learned how to crack an egg with one hand, how to make my own hummus (easy with a...
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