Q: Did you travel to gather research for your novel, Off Island?
A: I visited Monhegan Island many times. It's an incredible place—a ninety-minute boat ride from my hometown. Miles of rugged hiking trails. No cars from the mainland. There was no cell service, until recently. It still feels like another time. If I could live there and write for an entire summer, I would.
The island light is ideal for painters, who line up on the hiking trails and cliff edges with their easels in the warmer months. I'm not a painter, but I'm fascinated by the process. I love to watch visual artists at work. It's a great mystery to me.
FULL INTERVIEW: Nowhere Magazine