And Then I Did a Different Kind of Research
My next book was a mystery--sort of. I had to decide what kind of book to write and because I read so many mysteries that was my choice. I say sort of, because my idea was to add a touch of the supernatural.
Not sure where the thought of using astral projection came from though I had dreamed about doing it--however not in the way it happens to my heroine in this book. As a child, she used the ability to leave her body to avoid the abuse she received at the hands of her mother's boy friend.
As a young woman, a trigger brings back the ability, but she has no control over it.
In order to find out what astral projection was like, I researched it by reading many books on the subject.
I think I did a pretty good job, because after it was published, my publisher arranged for me to be interviews on the radio in Bakersfield. One of the callers told me that he knew I'd experienced astral projection because it seemed so real. I thanked up, but didn't tell him what I knew about the phenomena came from research, not doing it.
There is a lot about a day care center, the children and people there. Much of this came from my experience working at a similar day care center--of course fictionalized.
One of the fun side plots is about one of the day care center workers who lives at a mortuary. And no, I didn't know anyone who really did that, but it was fun to write about and I had to do a bit of research about that too.
This was my third experience with publishing. The book has now gone through three publishing experiences.
If you'd like to read The Astral Gift it's available from Amazon on Kindle and in paperback.
Marilyn
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