Remember when I said that many of the
locations in BloodBurn are real? I promised to explain a little more
about them.
Belmont, New York:
http://www.belmontny.org/
This town is our county seat here in
Allegany County, NY. While we don't live in town, (we're about 8 or 9
miles from the town limits), we're close enough to have a Belmont
address. I took a few liberties with directions and location of a
highway.
Eli's House:
Brandon's cabin doesn't exist, though I
based it on an old abandoned homestead. His brother Eli's house DOES
exist – it's my house. I played around with the general directions
and distance. There is a large field nearby and thousands of acres of
forest.
The Feness Brother's Construction
Site:
This is real and so are the Feness
brothers. They were kind enough to allow me to use them in the book.
The one brother, Ray, gave me advice on the type of bullets used to
shoot the heroine, Layne. It's located in Belmont, but you won't see
slits for shooting anything or rebar all over the ground.
The Warehouse (Rob's
Hideout):http://www.merchantcircle.com/business/G.And.D.Warehouse.Corp.716-824-0202
This is a real place, as is the house
Rob lived in before barricading himself in the store. His old house
was the one we lived in before moving to the country. I visited this
store quite often! It's sort of a damaged freight place. You can find
all sorts of deals here and the staff are very friendly.
The Hospital:
This hospital is based on Mercy
Hospital of South Buffalo. I'm not sure if the Catholic Health System
would like being in a horror/paranormal novel, so I didn't mention
the system.
The Grocery Store:
As the characters drive in to Buffalo,
they see a grocery store with zombies in the parking lot. This store
is one of the Tops Markets in South Buffalo, just off of South Park
Avenue.
The Laundromat:
At one point the characters are trapped
on top of a laundromat. This building is right on Clinton Street in
what many people of the area call Kaisertown. It is on the corner of
a street where I lived before moving behind the Warehouse.
In the next novel there will be more
real places from both Buffalo and North Carolina. Speaking of North
Carolina, the heroine of BloodBurn is part Native American – Lumbee
to be specific. This tribe is only recognized in North Carolina and
has been working for national recognition for decades. This tribe is
part of my own heritage, on my mother's side of the family. You can
learn more about the Lumbee tribe here: Lumbee Tribe
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