I thought it might be interesting for budding authors and
readers to get an idea of some of the research tidbits I needed to research and
look up for my third book “Leviathan Deterrent” and my fourth book which will
be the sequel to “No Rules Of Engagement.”
You never know where the research is going to take you. Sometimes it determines parts of the story
and sometimes the story determines the path of the research.
For those who have read “No Rules Of Engagement” you would
have read about the fuzzies cocooning themselves if they are not eaten by the
Gators within a certain amount of time.
I researched all about the myriad of insects in which cocoons are part
of their evolutionary process. I
researched the reasons why they cocoon, their defensive mechanisms while
cocooned, and discovered the many extreme transformations which occur within
these creatures. In this case I already
knew what I wanted to come out of the cocoons and the symbiotic relationship
between what comes out and Gators. I just
wanted to get the terminology correct in case any of my readers happen to be
experts in entomology.
For “Whisper” my first book, I researched ships, missiles
used on them, torpedoes, how fast torpedoes travel, what range they have, and
it took an awful of planning for the part where the wolf pack is bearing down
on the Whisper. I had to learn about
German wolf packs, firing strategies with torpedoes, attacks plans they used in
World War II.
For “Leviathan Deterrent” which will be my next book
released and is the sequel to “Whisper” I had to learn about nuclear ballistic
submarines, modern day aircraft carriers, more research on weapon systems that
were in use by the United States Navy up to 1987, as that is when Wiley’s run
in cruise with the Poseidon took place.
I researched sea planes and found out all about the Grumman Goose and
its many variations.
Since Wiley and Lisa get married between "Whisper" and
"Leviathan Deterrent" and are taking off on their honey moon I need to research
about Hotels, Restaurants and things to see and do in London, Paris, Madrid,
Venice, and Rome. I am sure Google
thinks I am planning a trip to Europe. Also
a television show about the history and development of the aircraft years ago
was the seed that started me thinking about a submersible aircraft
carrier. Later I learned that the United
States Navy has used submersible aircraft carriers as part of their war games
scenarios for the past twenty years even though such a ship doesn’t exist. Later while researching specific aspects of
aircraft carriers I learned that many countries have built and used submersible
aircraft carriers since World War I, predominantly the Japanese.
Usually I will see or read something that doesn’t quite add
up right or that peaks my curiosity so I’ll jot down a note about it and when I
get spare moments, I’ll check into it further and sometimes with enough research
and enough interesting stuff it might lead to a good story. I know that for each book I have tons of
material that I have looked up, read about, checked into, and researched. I try to make my books historically accurate,
and detail accurate except for the stuff that is just make believe and was
dreamed up entirely by me. If I have
done my job correctly it should difficult to pick out what stuff is real and
accurate and what stuff is pure fantasy.
One of these days I am going to do a story of an entirely
new world, with new people, different means of travel, and completely foreign ways
of doing everything. Entirely make
believe and all 100 percent made up and described out of the pictures my muse
congers up in my head.
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