Boston

The one thing tying all my writing together is the city of Boston, Massachusetts. I came here for college and basically never left, because I fell in love with the brownstones of the Back Bay, the gas lights in Beacon Hill, the cafes, and independent bookstores like The Raven, the Booksmith, and WordsWorth, may she rest in peace. I liked the grit of Park Station, the way the sun winked out of sight when you were in the canyons of the Financial District, the all-night bakery where I could get wedding cookies at 2am, and a certain hole-in-the-wall eatery in Chinatown. Everything was happening here.

Setting is a character in its own right, and I’ve gotten to know this character pretty well. So, it shouldn’t surprise me to find that almost everything I’ve published is set in this town. Anyway, I love it when authors post pictures of the settings used in their books. This is what Ben sees when he looks out his office window in Silverman.