Have you always wanted to write a novel, but aren't sure how to start? ✏️🤔 As part of the Space to Write Project, Metro sat down with several authors to find out how they finally got past that mental hurdle - and what you can do to get started.
But for most people, even if you have the burning embers of an idea inside you – it can be hard to know where to start.
‘When I was growing up, I didn’t personally know any novelists. I was an avid reader. I loved books. When friends visited my house and saw the bookshelves lining the walls of my bedroom, they asked the question that every bookworm has heard at least once, “Have you actually read all these books?” I would respond with a very quiet, “Yes.”
‘The best part of that first publication was that I was paid for it. That was the beginning of my belief that a writing career might be possible. ‘As my imagination expanded, and I came to understand writing as a viable career path, my father had also expanded his own belief in what was possible. To this day, I always tell everyone that we are only limited by our imaginations.’‘ I discovered an idea and a voice that worked for me’
‘My agent and I went through multiple ideas. Some okay, most terrible, until I realised that I was writing what I thought other people would enjoy. As my main job is as an editor, I’m so used to looking for things that tap into a lucrative market, so I found myself writing for other people/the market rather than finding what my writing voice was and working with that.
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