As you can see from the title, I have some very exciting news! As of the first of this month, I’ve officially finished the first draft of my debut novel: REVELATIONS!

cue appropriate fanfare

While this is only the first of many steps I’ve completed in this process (currently doing my best to wait two weeks until going back for revisions with fresh eyes), this one step has been an education in of itself. Here are five lessons this project has taught me.

The age-old question…

For the first weekly review…

It all begins with an idea.