I was inspired to write this post after seeing something on social media.
A lot of my characters have past military experience. Personally, I never did. Not from lack of desire. Back in the day, they didn't want a woman with a bunch of kids. I'm not sure how true that is now.
However...
I do have kids who were in the military.
My son, who, along with his wife, have graciously opened their home to me. He then built me an apartment just outside their back door. How awesome is that!
Anyway...
There have been many times while writing, I run into the house and beg for his help. In Relentless Pursuit and Souls United, he was a tremendous help with all things having to do with military... everything. From Jannette in Relentless Pursuit getting hit with an EMF plus the type of vehicle she was riding in. When it came time in Souls United for Corey to set up his weapon, again... thanks for the help my son.
Of course that's not all the help I ask him for. As a woman, I'm not really sure how much of all this male reaction in books is true. So, again I go to him. He especially liked my description of getting hit/kicked in... ahem. But when it came time for Dante and his father to react in the auditorium, I had to get his input. Yeah. It seems that men are far more likely to react more violently than I had supposed.
Just a little FYI and peek into what goes on in my world and where some of my info comes from.
Happy reading!