I'm not entirely sure where I found the inspiration for the entire story. There are some things I do know. Lindsay and Nate's relationship was inspired by a couple I knew when I was a kid. I'm not sure whether they made it or not, but I wanted their story to have a happy ending, so in my head, I gave them one.
There were so many aspects I took from around me. I meshed a couple of my best friends into the character of Jessica. I took names from my real life, Tristan, Lainey (Laney), Jessica, etc. I added the character of Kyle because Asperger's is something I live and breathe on a day to day basis, and I am always promoting awareness. American military is a big component of my family's history and it was just natural to incorporate that element. WWII is very intriguing to me, and I hope other people want to consider what it was like to live through things like that.
Mostly the story just came to me in bits and pieces. I would be remiss if I didn't mention that I took some advice from Hemingway and enjoyed wine while writing.Quote I wrote for awhile, got distracted by Pinterest. I wrote some more, got distracted by kids saying, "Moooommmmm." Which incidentally always sounds like this to me. "Mooommmm" I wrote some more, got distracted by this book or that one. Have you read, Gone Girl? It is amazing. I digress. Anyway, I wrote when I had time, I edited as I went. I spent much much more time editing than writing. The writing was actually easy. And then, Voila, the book was finished.
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