by Chloe | Oct 16, 2020 | Submerged Hopes, Who Knew?
One thing I love about writing is the research—I expect to learn something when I read, even for fun, and it’s those details that make the settings come alive. Since Submerged Hopes is about an archaeologist, the work includes references to certain artifacts, which...
by Chloe | Oct 10, 2020 | Submerged Hopes, Who Knew?
Ancient Sex Pots! The photo isn’t a sex pot, since those pics are NSFW! Today I’m sharing what I learned about the erotic ancient pottery of Peru, while writing the archaeology aspects of Submerged Hopes. Submerged Hopes features a Deaf Greek...
by Chloe | Oct 2, 2020 | Submerged Hopes, Who Knew?
My about-to-be-released novel, Submerged Hopes, contains one very memorable handprint, but also an instance of the use of fingerprints, or dactyloscopy, during investigation of a crime. Here’s what I learned in my research. Fingerprints are unique to the...
by Chloe | Sep 26, 2020 | New Heights, Who Knew?
While I love a good sports romance, there’s more to the genre than ballplayers, so I enjoyed putting surfing and scuba diving in Submerged Hopes, and rock climbing in New Heights. Here’s what I learned. Rock climbing was first depicted in Chinese...
by Chloe | Sep 18, 2020 | New Heights, Who Knew?
The first time I saw the Northern Lights on television, they mesmerized me: a shifting curtain of green and purple streaming from the sky, so of course, I had to put this in a pivotal scene in New Heights. Yet auroras are way cooler than I’d ever imagined! Here’s what...
by Chloe | Sep 12, 2020 | Submerged Hopes, Who Knew?
When I wrote a Deaf heroine for my latest novel, Submerged Hopes, I was intrigued by the idea that a hindrance which she struggled with day to day could be an asset while diving. Though I have several family members who became deaf later in life, they don’t...
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