For about 2 years now – since I did my first NaNoWriMo – I have been thinking about attending the Surrey International Writers Conference. I had made myself a deal. Finish the book. Attend the Conference. And so today – with a...
After that, there were texts and phone calls. Emails and voicemails. All with words of encouragement and support. Many with offers to read and give feedback.
I have readers. And that - by definition - officially makes me a writer.
It was an amazing feeling to write that final line. The culmination of so much time and effort and hard work.
Last week – 9 years after starting the damn thing – I finally shared the first six chapters of my novel with 3 people. And it was one of the hardest damn things I have ever done. Pressing send on that email did not come easy. I closed out of the...