By Kristy Wagner
Staff Writer
Known as the Windy City Author, Maureen McDermott Gill,
who moved from Chicago to Arundel Oct. 1, recently wrote a detective
novel called “January Moon.” Gill self-published the complex mystery,
which has been making waves among independent writer circles online for
its controversial and bold content, according to reviews on Amazon.
Already
she is working on a second book in what she calls the Del Carter
Calendar Series. Gill writes blogs on two sites: Tides and Currents blog
and The Windy City Author … In New England blog. The graduate of Loyola
University in Chicago sat down with the Post and answered a few
questions about her writing, her work as a historian, and about her move
to southern Maine.
What was it about Maine that drew you and your husband to move here from Chicago?
Family; we have a son, Sean, who lives here. He lives in Arundel. He works at the University of New England.
Why
do we love Maine? Well, we were coming out and visiting (Sean) and we
really loved it—it’s very beautiful here. For many years, we had a
summer home in northern Wisconsin on the Wisconsin-Michigan border. We
loved it up there. So when we first saw Maine we were struck by the fact
that this area geographically is almost identical to northern Wisconsin
and upper peninsula Michigan.
I
could close my eyes and I don’t know that I’m not in Minocqua or Eagle
River. It has the piney forests that we love, the rivers, and the lakes
and of course, the ocean, but it has culture. It has universities, it
has good medical centers, so it’s just a really beautiful area. We came
out here and I thought the people were friendly. I have met so many
people from Chicago since we have been here.
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