6 Useless Facts About The Devil's Luck, Chapter 1

Because I'm so sure that people are endlessly fascinated in the minutia of my process, I thought it might be fun to do a little "Writer's Commentary" series of posts on some of the behind-the-scenes nonsense that went into creating The Devil's Luck. Some of it involves interesting (ok, to me maybe) information I learned in the course of my historical research, resources I used to make the story feel more accurate, plot judgement calls, and even logistical problems. 
Here we go!1. All the...