Marilyn's Musings

Because I was using a real place for the setting of SPIRIT WIND   there were some things I needed to check out. Because I mentioned the police station, I had to see what Tehachapi's was like. I think the young officer at the window thought I might be a bit bonkers, but he graciously answered my question about what the interview rooms were like, and I could see for myself what the waiting room looked like. I made up the coffee shop and the fancy steak restaurant, but I used a couple of place I actually visited and enjoyed a meal. I researched the Indians from the area because I wrote about them too.  Because I wrote about the place to view the railroad trains turn around and pass themselves, even though I'd been there before I  went again, It's always fascinating. I also wanted to make sure that if you left from there what it would be like to get into town. I also traveled along some curvy mountain roads in remote areas to make sure the ranch house I made up, where the spi...