Which was not surprising at all to hear, because location is an essential element, a central character really, in her books (we’ve mentioned that before on this blogsite, here and here).

She said it’s easier for her to write if she sees her setting first. And she seems to be a very visually oriented person, in general, which I can identify with. It allows her to see, from afar, through the character’s eyes. It can show her exactly what Merit sees when standing in front of a particular building, for example. Neill mentioned Google Maps Street View first. Since other fans knew she didn’t live in Chicago before they showed up, one had a question prepared about reference sources: How does she get the details about life in Chicago? Ms. Am I possibly the only person reading this who did not already know that? How she researches her books and fills in the details.įirst of all, Chloe Neill lives in Nebraska, not Chicago. Does she think she has anything in common with Merit? I’ll get to that shortly. She is a woman of many remarkable talents, much like her series’ leading lady. Yet she still finds time to interact with fans through social media and go on book-signing tours. I was surprised to hear this - and am now even more in awe of her prolific output than when I thought CLV was her “day job”. She works her office “day job”, then tries to write for an hour or two in the evenings. If you have not read this series and do not want to know which book has a devastating cliff hanger, please come back and read this post after you have finished the series! After the jump, you can see what she had to say, and I hope I got all the details right. I tried to take a few notes while she spoke so I could share her banter here, but I kept getting distracted by her funny stories, so I know I missed a few things. Some fans brought the entire series from home for her to sign, and she graciously obliged. She spent an informal hour conversing with her audience, handing out swag (!), answering questions, and signing books. And I’m so glad she decided to visit Oregon, so I could meet her! Not only were we not suffering the snowstorm of epic proportions that was pummeling the northeast at that very moment, but we actually saw intermittent sunshine on the afternoon she arrived - the highest honor one can get in this part of the country!! over the weekend with book-signing events for House Rules, the newest installment in her Chicagoland Vampires series. Chloe Neill paid her first visit to the soggy northwestern U.S.

House rules by chloe neill