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 …
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 …
Little Known Fact #12 – Blanket Hog The below excerpt is my favorite scene out of ERIS (Eternal Truths, Book 1). I laughed myself silly while writing it. It is somewhat inspired by real life. My hubby and I are both blanket hogs. We found this out as newlyweds sharing …
Little Known Fact #11 – Two Books? Back in the submissions process, right after I finished writing ERIS (Eternal Truths, Book 1), I had toyed with the idea of splitting the book in half to make it more appealing to certain other publishers who wouldn’t have taken a 150,000 word …
Little Known Fact #10 – Off Brands In ERIS (Eternal Truths, Book 1), I mention a few companies that are very reminiscent of companies that actually exist — Black Horse Comics and KyotoPop, to name a few. This is more than me being cute/clever. I do not want to mention …
