
I also considered it essential research to eat at In-’n-Out as often as I could.Īnd I’m with Vane-animal style all the way. (side note: the valet at my hotel gave me a very weird look when I asked for my car at 4am and directions to the pier…) 3. So not only did I return to the desert many times, but I also stayed in Santa Monica and went to the pier in the middle of the night to see how many lights they turned off, what kind of people were around, etc. Since the series is fantasy set in a contemporary location, I wanted to describe any “real” elements as accurately as I could.

Vane’s house is also modeled off of my childhood best friend’s house, which was right next to a date grove and a fire-scarred shack. So all those details about the date roaches and the dust storms and the unrelenting heat are things I’ve personally experienced. The setting of the books (the Coachella Valley, CA) is where I grew up. Here are five things you may not know about the Sky Fall series.
