Author
Q & A
 Q: What kind of research went
into writing The Last Will? (Aimee Heavey)
TW: A lot of research, but I’m a
researcher at my core, so I love this stuff. I have
file folders—real and virtual—full of information on
musical prodigies, foreign languages, twin phenomena,
Rome, Trastevere, Castine, the keris, Javanese
culture, wayang shadow puppets, empus, resident
physicians, post-traumatic stress disorder, survival
guilt, art, antiques, sailing, pop culture, university
schedules, card tricks, cabbies, how to talk like a
guy, and more! I have travel guides, maps, and plenty
of books—including a few obscure ones, like Old
Gypsy Madge’s Fortune Teller and the Witches Key to
Lucky Dreams, published by M. Young in 1880, and The
Keris and other Malay Weapons, published by the
Council of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic
Society. I haunted obscure message boards, conducted
interviews over email and by phone, and even traveled
to Castine, Maine to gather research for the book.
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