It isn’t a big house. In fact, it’s rather small and
old—it was built the year I was born—and reminds me of the kind of houses you’d
find back east but it’s cozy and comfortable. At least, I hope it is. I tried
really hard to make it a place where you want to take off your shoes and rest
for a while.
I’ve been here for twenty years now and I have
no plans to leave any time soon. In fact, I joke that I will need to be carried
out of here when the time comes, but it doesn’t stop me from looking at other
houses. In fact, I love looking at pictures of other homes. From castles to log
cabins, picturesque Cape Cods and Saltbox houses popular in New
England to sprawling ranch style homes and cozy Craftmans, I love
it all.
I do have a particular fondness for Victorian style
homes, though, which is perfect, considering that’s the time period I write so
I spend a lot of time looking at pictures (and if I’m lucky enough, floor
plans). It helps when I’m designing the home my hero or heroines lives in (as a
reader, you are invited to kick your shoes off and curl up on the sofa).
I am currently writing about Teague MacDermott, my
latest hero, and I’m trying to design the type of house he lives in. He’s got a
sense of humor. He’s not particularly rigid or set in his ways (he can’t
be…he’s raising his young niece). I imagine it’s clean but has that lived in
look with dolls and other things a girl needs spread throughout. Does he have a
study? I like to think so and it’s filled with books (he reads for pleasure for
himself and reads to his niece nearly every night). It’s a comfortable home and
fits him to a T. My heroine, on the other hand, grew up in a mansion in San Francisco
What will she think the first time she sees his
home? Can she see herself there? Forever?
As
always, happy reading (and designing!)
Marie
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