tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487444177236422658.post7787026381848789847..comments2023-10-11T02:20:21.558-07:00Comments on Jessica L. Brooks -- Let Me Tell You A Story: Blog stop updates, Latvia, BRUISER review & moreJessica L. Brooks (coffeelvnmom)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17524862571932528710noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487444177236422658.post-78642375681156981432013-04-01T13:01:40.444-07:002013-04-01T13:01:40.444-07:00No, Katrina, it is not. I did base it on an area n...No, Katrina, it is not. I did base it on an area near where I live here in the Central Valley of Cali (aka, near Fresno), closer to the mountains. I grew up in a teeny town known for cotton (Corcoran) and a BIG cotton guy named J. G. Boswell (more on him on my "for my readers tab"). We have tons of farming towns all around us, and there is a real Lake Success here, which I studied in the process of writing PIAO. Wanless actually came from searching for a word that meant the lack of hope! And regarding the cotton field, ME TOO! ;)Jessica L. Brooks (coffeelvnmom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17524862571932528710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487444177236422658.post-6388762630652298072013-03-24T20:19:13.724-07:002013-03-24T20:19:13.724-07:00Is Wanless a real place? It feels so real. I tried...Is Wanless a real place? It feels so real. I tried to look it up on google maps and there were a couple states with something called Wanless. In Illinois, there's a Wanless Elementary. I was just wondering where the name came from. Love the mailbox picture! I can almost see Hattie's cotton fields from here!Katrina L. Lantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06871272394922775923noreply@blogger.com