Micheline asked Dan Jorgensen:

In "And the Wind Whispered", there were many characters and locations and the story was very coherent. While writing, did you have a map for following the different characters through their adventures?

Dan Jorgensen Hi Micheline. So sorry to have missed your earlier message. I've been out on a book and speaking tour across the country and am just getting back to my messages -- which is not a great excuse and I apologize. Anyway, regarding your question: I spent a lot of time "walking" and "driving" the grounds and locations on several occasions as I was both gathering background and getting the lay of the land for putting my story together. On top of that, I kept photographs of the region at hand from the 1890s so I could refer to those, and I also kept a chart on my characters. With that I had a running look at where they were at any particular time and who they were interacting with at that time. It was both challenging and fun as I put it all together, and when I had it completed, I felt like it had really come together in the way I had envisioned it. Glad you liked it too. All the best.

Dan

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