by Chloe | Dec 4, 2020 | Hard Truths, New Heights, Who Knew?
Camels, uniquely suited to the harsh desert climate, were once called “the ships of the desert,” and my new work in progress, Hard Truths, features a camel-riding scene in the context of an endurance race. So here’s not only Camel Riding 101, but some fascinating...
by Chloe | Nov 21, 2020 | New Heights, Who Knew?
Alas, this week it’s been too cloudy to see the Leonid meteor shower at all. The Leonids are one of the most famous and reliable meteor showers seen in the Northern Hemisphere. They peak in mid-November and are some of the fastest meteors seen. The Leonids are famous...
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 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...
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