Countdown to release day! 8 days to go: In September of last year I visited Cherokee, North Carolina because I wanted to do some hands-on research for The Moon-Eyed Ones. When it comes to writing, I have a problem with developing my characters so much that they end up living in a vacuum of nothingness when it comes to the setting. In a blog post I did a while back, I said how important museums, particularly living history museums, can be to historical research for novels and otherwise. To me, this visit was crucial to my writing process and I will always recommend museum and on-site research to writers if they are able in order to flesh out their stories more and to help with worldbuilding. All photos are from The Museum of the Cherokee Indian, Oconaluftee Indian Village, and The Oconaluftee Visitor Center’s Mountain Farm Museum.

The Moon-Eyed Ones will be released on Amazon on October 10th and the first three chapters are available on my website for free reading!