Maine in November, Maine at the end of October... there are no bugs, frogs or anything else making noise in the night. Especially not cicadas. Three of the past four years in Waldo County we have had snow on the ground before Halloween. Come November everything is usually barren, brown and dead for the season.
I haven't read The Salem Branch, and have no intention to. I bought Angelique's Descent and couldn't finish it. I think Lara's definately got writing talent, however, she should write about something else. The DS universe, strangely enough, is not her forte, IMHO. I've read better stories written by the fans. I say strangely enough because as a cast member, you'd think writing what is
essentially fan fiction, would be a no brainer for them. Oh well...
I find the above interesting. I'm assuming she had cicadas in November in Maine? Too much! Like you and RaineyPark, I get intensely annoyed when a writer, ANY writer, doesn't RESEARCH! One of the reasons my novel has taken nearly 10 years to write is I want to get it as historically accurate as possible. Now, having said that, it DOES take place in Parallel Time so I will take a
few liberties!
I remember watching an episode of Law & Order and there was a case where a woman had done something horrible to her husband, can't remember what, it's been a while, but the ADA makes a reference to the Lorena Bobbit case and said something like, "Well, I suppose it would be allowed in Manassas County" or something to that effect. The thing that irritated the hell out of me is there is NO Manassas County in the Commonwealth of VA! Manasssas, where the Bobbits lived, is in
Prince William County! You'd think a show as high brow as L&O would have researched that better and had the ADA say "Prince William County" or "The city of Manassas"!