-I got the idea for Caim's home from my own home place. The pic on page 5 where the boys are running towards the house is the view from my home. Beautiful place, isn't it?
-Caim's mom's appearance was inspired by my best friend's mother.
-Even though I searched the web for a suiting name, "Caim" was named after my guardian angel. (No, I'm not superstitious and I consider myself an atheist, but I believe we all have our own guardian angel. BTW, my angel sheds, cause I keep finding these white feathers everywhere. It's been like that my whole life. Are angels considered a new type of poultry by the way....?)
- The anchor tattoo on the first mate's arm is inspired by my father's anchor tattoo. My dad was a sailor too once.
-The pic of the buildings on page 24 is made from an actual snapshot of Abra Haven in Kristiansand zoo and theme park in Norway.
-Page 43 contains a lot of facts. The coordinates to the island St. Lucia, which is actually called Shangri-La, are correct and Francois "Peg-Leg" le Clerc inhabited the island and built his fort there.
-When I write I have no idea what happens next. That's what makes it so exciting! I gotta keep writing to see what happens.