Tony Hynes asked Kristina McMorris:

How long did it take you to write "Letters From Home?" I love the concept of the book. Tony

Kristina McMorris Thanks, Tony! Since this book was inspired by my grandparents' WWII courtship letters, it was truly a labor of love. It was also my very first attempt at writing a novel. Fortunately, blissful ignorance carried me through the initial draft; if I'd realized how little I knew or how terrible it truly was, I would have thrown in the towel early on. Instead, by the time I typed "The End," it was too late to turn back. So, although it took me only four months to write the first draft (it's easy to write fast when you think every sentence is awesome), I then spent the next year-and-a-half or so, revising it over and over. That's why I often refer to LETTERS FROM HOME as my first -- and twelfth -- novel!

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