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A Goodreads user asked Martha Hall Kelly:

I am a debut author myself and I wanted to ask you how long it took you to write your book Lilac girls? As I am also writing a world war story set in world war 1.

Martha Hall Kelly Always nice to chat with a fellow debut author! It took me a long time to research Lilac Girls--I started in 2000--but about three and a half years of round the clock writing once I started the actual writing. Probably would have gone much faster if I had outlined. Learned my lesson! Good luck with your novel. :)

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Joanne

Joanne asked Martha Hall Kelly:

Having 'read' this book by bouncing between print and audio, I found that, once again, there was a narrator that didn't work for me - Caroline. This leads me to ask, 'Do authors select the narrators?" Since I loved this book and was further intrigued after reading the Author Notes, I decided it was time to ask about this issue. Too often female narrators are wispy and weak sounding when in fact a character is strong.

Sophie

Sophie asked Martha Hall Kelly:

i want to write a book but am having trouble. i know how i want it to end but not sure how to fill the rest. i feel like i'm just writing random words to fill in the pages. please help. any advice? -sophie

Josie Griffith

Josie Griffith asked Martha Hall Kelly:

Hi Martha! It was great to meet you last summer at your book signing! Loved the tour of the Bellemy-Ferriday house. I really enjoyed your book and look forward to next one. Will there be a movie in the works soon? Josie :)

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