Sometimes I need to do some rather unique research. There aren’t many people who can tell you how big a circle you can make with human ashes. So I pushed the furniture to one end of my kitchen to figure it out. And before anyone starts to panic, I didn’t use real human ashes, but I did try and find something close in texture. This is my kitchen with a potbelly stove on one side, a fridge on the other and the ‘lovely’ paintings my son did on the lino when he was a toddler. Amongst it all is the circle of ‘ashes’ used by two of my characters. With the help of my kids, I recreated a scene from Over Too Soon, checking that what I envisioned was possible. (Update: This is the kitchen of the first dwelling on our property. We have built another dwelling since this photo was taken.)
I even get to draw on my kids with marker pens all in the name of research. Sometimes you can see something very clearly in your mind, but it’s always good to confirm in reality what it would look like. I didn’t have the correct colour pen, but I was able to get a close enough idea of what the image should look like.
Demon Touched
For more behind the scenes details have a look on my blog, Veins Of Ink, for posts about my books.
Behind The Scenes Blog Post
Assassins Of The Dead 1: Dark Blade
Assassins Of The Dead 2: Dragon Touched
Assassins Of The Dead 3: Society Against Vampires
Assassins Of The Dead 4: King’s Request
Cooking For Families With Allergies
Dragon Blood Series- Dragon Mage
Dragon Blood Chronicles 1: Oath
Dragon Blood Chronicles 2: Betrayed
Fairytales Retold: Aschenputtel
Fairytales Retold: Beauty And The Beast
Fairytales Retold: Sleeping Beauty
Fairytales Retold: Snow-White And Rose-Red
Fairytales Retold: The Death Of Koshchei The Deathless
Fairytales Retold: The Frog Prince
Fairytales Retold: The Golden Bird
Fairytales Retold: The Light Princess
Fairytales Retold: The Twelve Brothers
Guardians Of The Round Table Series- Satchel
Guardians Of The Round Table 1: Dexterity Fail
Guardians Of The Round Table 2: Goblin Boots
Guardians Of The Round Table 3: Singed Feathers
Guardians Of The Round Table 4: Frog Mage
Guardians Of The Round Table 5: Crystal Mine
Myths And Legends Retold: Sir Gawain And The Maid With The Narrow Sleeves
Myths And Legends Retold: Ion, Son Of Apollo
Myths And Legends Retold: Princess Ilse, The Giant’s Daughter
Plea Of The Damned 2: Forgive Me Aiden
Plea Of The Damned 3: Forgive Me Jena
Plea Of The Damned 4: Forgive Me Kobe
Plea Of The Damned 5: Forgive Me Marti
Plea Of The Damned 6: Forgive Me Dawson
Realms Of The Fae 1: A Debt Owed
Realms Of The Fae 2: Marked By The Hunt
Realms Of The Fae 3: The Magic Collector
Realms Of The Fae 4: An Unexpected Betrayal
Realms Of The Fae 5: Imprisoned By Iron