The birth of a novel

Writing novels has been a great exploration for me, and now it's time to birth my creation

Finishing is just the start.

When I first began writing books, I thought the biggest challenge was simply finishing. It seemed impossible, but then I did it. I became aware of new challenges: re-writing and editing not just once but many, many times, finding a literary agent, a publisher, an audience. Eventually I mastered these challenges and successfu…