- The diner in the story was once a real setting. The train car idea came from a restaurant my sister and her husband owned, which I worked at during summers when I was a teen.
- There are so many deserted towns in the southwest, any of them could have been the setting.
- My wife and I nearly ran out of gas, on a stretch of highway between Vaughn and Roswell New Mexico. That lonely stretch of highway was in my mind when I wrote the story.
- In the desert, darkness is real. With no source of light and a cloudy sky, the night is near absolute.
- The stars in the desert make for an inspiring view, if you ever have the chance to see the night’s sky in the clear desert air, I highly recommend it.
- For me, the horror of the setting was more in the characters’ mind. The unknown was the greatest threat.
- What some might consider supernatural normally has a mundane source.
- People should not be judged by their outward appearance. Given a certain set of circumstances, all hell might break loose. The monster can lurk in anyone’s heart.
- I wrote the story while living in China.
- I’m certain the feelings of solitude I felt in China played into the story.
- The car, at the beginning of the story, is my wife’s dream car.
- I borrowed Nicole’s name from a relative.
- The characters don’t represent any one person, they are an amalgamation of different people I have encountered over the years.
- The idea of a seemingly mundane setting turning into a crazy place filled the death seemed like an outstanding location for a horror story.
- I’m writing these 20 facts while in Bali for two months.
- My wife and I are living out of suitcases while trying to travel around the world.
- I release at least one novel per month, while also working on short stories and other future projects. I write a lot…
- Often when I start a story, I have no idea of the ending. It isn’t until the middle that it comes to me.
- The darkness represents the unknown we all have in our lives.
- Technology fails the people stranded in the diner.
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If you found these facts interesting, be sure to look for "Nicole Falling: A Southwestern Horror Story" within the covers of Dreamtime Damsels and Fatal Femmes, by the Dreamtime Fantasy Authors!
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