RESEARCH: Sacrament of Fear
Places and People
I prefer to have been to the
locations I write about in my stories.
For most locations in this
story—The Netherlands, France, and
Scotland—I drew from my direct experiences traveling around those
places, and used
the names of friends or historical figures for my characters. But
for some locations that has not always been possible. In
those cases I find the Internet to be invaluable in learning about those areas
both for geography and history. In those instances, I relied on Google Earth for
terrain and street names, and the Internet for cultural information, as well as
hotels, taxis, and the Souk. I also used a travel book on Syria for names,
language, and customs. And I called on my personal experience of many months in
Peshawar, Pakistan to
establish the sensory inputs I would anticipate were I to travel to Damascus.
For my characters in The
Hague, I used the names of friends from my years with Philips
Semiconductors.
Things I learned
enroute to looking up other stuff!!
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