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Willa in the wood5/9/2023 ![]() ![]() Try playing with that.’ … I started writing my first novel when I was 11 and I’ve been writing novels ever since.” ![]() ![]() “I ran out of books to read and my mom said, ‘There’s an old typewriter in the closet, so get to work. “I used to love reading books like ‘The Sword in the Stone,’ ‘The Book of Merlin’ and ‘The Hobbit,'” Beatty said. You can think of it as a magical forest separate from its actual physical location.”īorn and raised in Michigan, Beatty loved fantasy novels as a kid. “You don’t have to specifically know the Great Smoky Mountains to enjoy it. “The story itself takes place on Clingmans Dome near Gatlinburg on what’s called the Little River and also Cades Cove,” Beatty said. “I actually live in Asheville, North Carolina,” Beatty said. Why set the story in the Great Smoky Mountains? Business & Finance Click to expand menu. ![]()
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