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Q. What was your favorite part of writing The View from the<\/em><\/strong> Lighthouse<\/em><\/strong>?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A.<\/em> I enjoy getting to know a new cast of characters. It\u2019s hard to learn everything about them in the opening book and some characters, like Beverly, are a bit elusive. I also enjoy creating the setting, deciding what colors to paint a house or what kinds of shrubbery will grow there. Most of all I love seeing the characters interacting with each other, building friendships and helping each other.<\/p>\n

Q. How did the story take shape? How long did it take you to write the book?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A.<\/em> I\u2019m not usually one to outline books, but in a series like this, outlines are a must. So that\u2019s really where the story begins. After that, I feel a bit like Diane (one of the characters in the book) because I\u2019m exploring a new neighborhood, setting up housekeeping, getting acquainted with my new \u201cfriends.\u201d<\/p>\n

Writing, for me, is like a journey\u2014I know I\u2019m going from point A to point B, but I don\u2019t know everything that\u2019s along the way. Also, I\u2019m a very fast writer and usually complete a novel within a month. For some reason that\u2019s just the way my brain likes to work.<\/p>\n

Q. What kind of research did you do for this story?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A. <\/em>First I read up a bit on Maine, things like wildlife, weather, geography, and even about the way people talk and think. I had no idea that Mainers were so independent or that they sometimes consider themselves a separate country.<\/p>\n

As far as understanding the beach and lighthouse elements, I live on the other coast and have a beach cabin (strangely similar to Diane\u2019s) as well as a beautiful lighthouse on our beach\u2014so that part of the \u201cresearch\u201d was easy.<\/p>\n

Q. How did you first become a writer?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A. <\/em>I think I\u2019ve always been a writer, but I didn\u2019t figure out it was possible to get published, beyond school newspapers, until I was in my early thirties. For some reason I suddenly felt like I needed to write or explode. I was pumping out stories, then books, and a few years later my books began to sell. That was more than two hundred books ago.<\/p>\n

Q. Tell us about your writing process. Where and when do you write? Do you listen to a certain type of music? Do you work from outlines?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A. <\/em>I have a writing studio at my home in Central Oregon that\u2019s separate from our house. I sometimes listen to music though not usually. I also write at the beach and sometimes in our motor-home when we\u2019re on the road.<\/p>\n

I try to write during \u201cnormal\u201d workday hours and consider writing my job\u2014thankfully it\u2019s a fun job. And, as I said before, I don\u2019t usually work from outlines\u2014mostly because I like the adventure of discovery and being surprised.<\/p>\n

Q. What\u2019s your favorite part of writing fiction?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A.<\/em> I love that fiction can be fairly true-to-life\u2014and yet the writer has control of the outcome. I can put characters through some tough times, and I often do, and yet they emerge stronger and wiser in the end.<\/p>\n

Q. What was your favorite book growing up?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A. <\/em>I loved a lot of stories, including The Diary of Anne Frank<\/em>, To Kill a Mockingbird<\/em>, and The Pearl<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Q. What are you currently reading?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A. <\/em>Right now I\u2019m reading a Christmas novella that I\u2019m considering for an endorsement\u2014I can\u2019t say the title because I haven\u2019t decided if I\u2019m endorsing it or not\u2014but so but so far I\u2019m liking it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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