Interview

Today I though I would share part of an interview  that I did in 2012 with The Children's Book Review. Enjoy.

 

Linda has travelled to Egypt and visited all of the historical sites discussed in her book The Hidden Chamber in the Great Sphinx. She holds a Master’s degree in technical and professional writing from Northeastern University. Her career as a Registered Respiratory Therapist and teacher prevented her from seeking a writing career in the past, however, she has always had an interest in writing and is particularly interested in writing for the juvenile market. She grew up in Plymouth, MA, and now resides in Carver, MA.

Bianca Schulze: From where did you draw the inspiration for your archeological adventure novel The Hidden Chamber in the Great Sphinx? Were you inspired by your trips visiting historical sites in Egypt?

 

Linda Cadose: I drew my inspiration for the novel from visiting Egypt. Egypt is a lovely and fascinating country. The antiquities left me spellbound.
BS: How much of your travel experience and observations impacted the way you developed the characters?
LC: My travel experiences helped me create Dr. Abdul Saad and his wife Fatima. The other characters were American and I based those characters on people I knew at home. Dr. Cliff Post is based on one of my Boston University professors.
BS: The main character, Dr. Cliff Post, is an archeologist. Which aspect of Dr. Cliff Post’s personality do you think readers will connect with most?
LC: Dr. Cliff Post is an honorable man who protects women and is kind to handicapped children. I think his dignity and humanity are his most appealing characteristics.

For the complete interview go HERE

Alien Food

 

 

Did you ever wonder what aliens eat for food? Movies such as Close Encounters have them possibly eating cows. Then other movies like E.T. have them eating things like Reese's Pieces and drinking soda. Hmmm...?

For fun, I thought I would do a little research and find out just exactly what alien food looked liked or better yet, find a recipe or two.

Here are my results.

I found this alien food pod. Is this what they eat their food out of or is it a delicacy from another planet of planets?

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Here I found a purplish, slimy food which apparently is quite loved. It is called mushroom Maggie. According to what I found out, this is not to be served to alien guest. Why in the world did they have to give it a name?

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Among the delicacies of alien food, I found something called a granadilla.  It looks nothing more than alien eye balls with tentacles. Does that mean they eat their own kind? Eww...

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Finally, I found the ultimate in alien foods but somewhat alarming. Alien feet soup. Apparently though, this soup is only liked by the adult aliens. Is there an age limit here?

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There you have it. If you find any other aliens recipes or foods that you would like me to see. Leave me a comment and I will be sure to check them out.

World Gratitude Day

Thank you to all of you that follow my blogs and buy my books. You keep my dreams alive by doing so. I am truly grateful not only on this day but everyday.

 

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Video of 25 interesting finds

This may be interesting to you. It is a video of the 25 most interesting archaeology finds.

In Remembrance

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Sunken Treasure

Last Friday, I spoke to you about marine archaeology and the sunken pirate ship Whydah.
I found this video that talks about that ship.
~Linda Cadose

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Marine Archaeology

The sunken city off the coast of Cuba which is the subject of my second book, The Underwater Pyramid in the Bermuda Triangle was explored by the marine archaeologist Kyle Wilson.

Marine archaeology is the study of submerged archaeological sites.
Submerged archaeological sites are very expensive to explore. Most marine expeditions are financed by benefactors or foundations.

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When I wrote The Underwater Pyramid in the Bermuda Triangle, I created the character of the multimillionaire, Mike Pollicellli who is the CEO of the fictional fast food chain Fat Mike’s Dogs.
Just as McDonald’s has the Big Mac, the fictional Mike has the Texas Foot Long, a chili-cheese dog.

The fictional research vessel in my book was a World War II minesweeper purchased by Mike Pollicelli. Cousteau did his research in a salvaged British WW II mine sweeper.

Marine archaeology also plays a role in exploring shipwrecks such as the Titanic. The pirate ship the Whydah was also salvaged and is on display at the pier in Provincetown, MA.
Many artifacts have been salvaged from the ocean floor.

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