I often find that when I am in the place I'm writing about, or somewhere similar in feel, it changes the perception I have of the action going on, and always for the better. Cities all have their own feel, and small places have details that you can miss. And the real thing is often more fun than anything I could make up. If the sites I mention aren't real, they're usually a combination of several that are. Once, long ago, I dreamed of a comedy routine with jokes that were still funny in the morning.
Unconscious minds are much more clever than the conscious is aware of.
Sounds odd, I know. And in August 2001, Advanced Mythology , the fourth book in the series will be released. Ah, well, you know that Keith has been trying for years to get all the magical folk to get together in one confabulation. Maybe this is the year that it happens. He's certainly going to try.