“There’s a little cottage that I rent in Portland behind my friend’s place. It has a feeling of being in the country, but it’s actually on the other side of the fence from a Subway sandwich shop. There’s a little garden and it’s just close enough to be able to, when I’m stuck on something in a script, take a walk up to Mount Tabor or get some dinner with friends. But it’s also secluded enough that there are no interruptions. I find it’s really hard to write in New York. There are too many distractions. “