Ask the Author: Sarah Beth Martin
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Sarah Beth Martin
I would go to Manderley and explore the rugged coastline and “choked wilderness” of Daphne du Maurier’s exquisite Rebecca.
Sarah Beth Martin
If someone asked me this question five years ago, I would have told them I read a book or watch a film, or even surround myself with people and conversations. While these things can inspire new ideas, they don’t always rejuvenate a work in progress. Now I take a walk to get back on track. It sets my mind free and allows a story to flutter about and land in an unexpected place.
Sarah Beth Martin
It all began with the place—Norumbega Park in Newton, Massachusetts, which inspired my fictional town. When my father told me about the park, and that a glorious ballroom once existed where a hotel stood along the Charles River, I was hooked. He also told me his chilling account about finding a body while canoeing the river, and my novel was born. It grew into my own story, but the setting was inspired by this familiar landscape from my childhood.
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