Goodreads asked Marylee MacDonald:

Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?

Marylee MacDonald The idea for MONTPELIER TOMORROW came from direct experience caring for an ALS patient. I had begun to publish short stories when a loved one fell ill. Caring for this person was the most stressful episode in my life. That's saying a lot because my life had already had its share of dramatic, stressful events. As I was sadly to learn, these losses were nothing compared to the painful awareness that there was nothing I, or anyone else, could do to stave off the nerve death caused by ALS. I thought that if I wrote about the day-to-day, I could deal better with my resentment at being pulled away from my own life. Writing this book was a way to transform grief into art.

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