Inside the Turbulent Journey of Rachel Weaver: The Untold Story Behind Dizzy
JML: What memoirs or novels or other literary forms influenced you, or gave you insights on your narrative form and/or technique?
RW: The Codeine Diary by Tom Andrews helped me with tone; How To Be Sick by Toni Bernhard helped me bring some grace to the page; and I Am I Am I Am by Maggie O’Farrell helped me understand that an adventure story can be much more than just entertainment.
JML: One of the things that kept you going during your medical ordeal was writing. Even when you were seeing double and feeling terrible, you managed to keep at it. Can you say something about how writing your 2014 novel, Point of Direction, which also has an Alaska setting, sustained you?
