John asked Lydia Sherrer:

Love your LLHP series. I've read the first four books and just completed Sir Kipling's novella. I'm curious, since you're from Louisville, KY and still live there, what made you base the novels in Atlanta? That's not a complaint, I am glad to find such a series based in my part of the world. Like Lily I am from Alabama and still live here. You seem to know this area very well so I am curious to learn your connection.

Lydia Sherrer Hi John! That's a great question, and it's all my husband's fault, haha! I actually wanted to set it in KY originally but my husband rightly pointed out that there were drawbacks to using a less well known location. He is from Atlanta and suggested setting it there since other famous places like Chicago, New York, and New Orleans were already overused in paranormal fiction. For the writing of locations in Atlanta, I use a combination of my husband's experience, online sites talking about local things, and then google maps. I have, of course, visited Atlanta multiple times, and I'm familiar with the culture of the area. It's been a lot of fun to use Atlanta and to feel like I've lived there myself even though I haven't. It's a great city and my husband's love of it has become my own. Thanks for reading the Lily Singer Adventures!

flag