On Getting Lost and Trusting Readers
Sam Montgomery-Blinn of Bull Spec had some great questions for me when we did this Q&A right before my last trip to North Carolina. Thanks much for the interview, Sam!
Q: You set parts of the novel in and around Asheville. What is it about the Land of the Sky that makes it an ideal setting for both a wedding and a portal to another world? Did you spend much time in the mountains while you lived in North Carolina?
I set the beginning of the novel in the mountains of North Carolina because when I was a kid, my mother, my brother, and I had an experience somewhat similar to Nora’s, in that we climbed a mountain near Asheville, discovered the bald at the top, had a wonderful time exploring it, and then—just as the sun was setting—found that we couldn’t remember which was the right path down. We realized then, just as Nora does, that if we took the wrong path, we could wind up on the wrong side of the mountain, miles from where we wanted to be. To read more, click here.
Q: You set parts of the novel in and around Asheville. What is it about the Land of the Sky that makes it an ideal setting for both a wedding and a portal to another world? Did you spend much time in the mountains while you lived in North Carolina?
I set the beginning of the novel in the mountains of North Carolina because when I was a kid, my mother, my brother, and I had an experience somewhat similar to Nora’s, in that we climbed a mountain near Asheville, discovered the bald at the top, had a wonderful time exploring it, and then—just as the sun was setting—found that we couldn’t remember which was the right path down. We realized then, just as Nora does, that if we took the wrong path, we could wind up on the wrong side of the mountain, miles from where we wanted to be. To read more, click here.
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