So I totally overestimated my ability to come up with thirty-one little known facts about ERIS (Eternal Truths, Book 1). I think I’ve pretty much exhausted every little fact about the book that doesn’t contain spoilers. So I’m switching gears and putting up LKFs for the rest of the month …
Little Known Fact #20 – Cover Model? There is a very pretty lady on the front cover of ERIS (Eternal Truths, Book 1). I used her as my model when writing Eris. Naturally, it’s the picture I submitted when filling out my cover art request as well. Funny enough, my …
Little Known Fact #19 – My Panya So anyone who has read the dedication for ERIS (Eternal Truths, Book 1) might be wondering who is Panya and why is she mine. Panya is the nickname of another Stephanie I know. She’s an old friend from college and also a beta …
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Little Known Fact #18 – Soundtrack Ahh soundtracks. They set the mood and tell the story. ERIS (Eternal Truths, Book 1) had a few songs that got me in mood for telling this story. Evanescence – Call Me When You’re Sober[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RrA-R5VHQs?rel=0] Allure – All Cried Out[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGwblJWYyIU?rel=0] Kidney Theives …
Little Known Fact #17 – Eris’s Name Eris is the main character of ERIS (Eternal Truths, Book 1). But then, that’s obvious from the name of the book. How did I choose her name? Several things contributed to me picking that name: #1 – Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas, …
Little Known Fact #16 – No-Name Sultan Those who have read ERIS (Eternal Truths, Book 1) might wonder why I never gave the sultan a name. I mean, everyone knows about the crusades and the sultans during those battles are well documented. So why not pick one of those men …
Little Known Fact #15 – Lucien’s Model To keep from describing the same guy over and over, I try to get models from the internet. It’s usually just something I can look at while writing the character. For ERIS (Eternal Truths, Book 1), I was mostly depending on imagination for …
Little Known Fact #14 – The Real CGC In ERIS (Eternal Truths, Book 1), I mention the Certification Granting Company, which is CGC for short. Well, those in the know about comic books know of the real CGC — Certified Guaranty Company. It’s the off-branding I mentioned in LKF #10 …
Little Known Fact #13 – Eris’s Hair As I said in an LKF #7, I tend to put a bit of myself in all of my books. Not only the books themselves but my heroines as well. Eris got her hair from me. Yup, I have dreadlocks. I’ve had them …
