Karin’s favorite sarcastic-inside-voice heroine is Leslie from Embrace in Motion. Marian the Librarian (One Degree of Separation) thinks that’s a load of crapspackle but would never say so out loud.
Trivia – Women Who Know Who They Are
Admiration for strong women in history was one of the reasons Faith Fitzgerald in Wild Things is a history prof and biography writer. Plus that’s what she explained were her studies, so it’s not like Karin had a real choice in the matter.
Trivia – Wild Things
Faith Fitzgerald (Wild Things) is the one character who talks in complete paragraphs. Whenever she has a story to relate, she takes over the typing. It’s simply more efficient.
Trivia – Painted Moon
Painted Moon is a variety of rose seen at Butchart Gardens on Vancouver Island.
Trivia – Painted Moon and Turkey Brine
The turkey cookery in Painted Moon is entirely the result of Karin watching her mother and grandmother cook for the holidays. Years later, she does have a Turkey Brine recipe to share, stolen adapted from Alice Waters and Alton Brown.