[5][6] She was strongly inspired by Ernest Hemingway, on whom she modeled her concise, sculpted style.
In the years that followed, she wrote the novels Frie mennesker (Free People, 1933), Over grensen (Across the Border, 1937), and De snakker i byen (They're Talking in Town, 1938).
In 1940, Larsen sent the manuscript of a novel called Farlig spill (A Dangerous Game) to her publisher, Aschehoug.
The author herself wanted to wait with publication until the war was over, and the script was returned to her.
She married the writer, actor, and front-line soldier Karl Holter.