I wrote my first fantasy novel from 2009 to 2010. My mom liked it, my brother-in-law (who reads widely in the genre) was polite but unenthusiastic, friends at school thought it got better as it went along (one said it was “A good first book,” which is a rather nice way of saying, “I’m sure you’ll get better”). Even my then-girlfriend couldn’t get into it. But I convinced myself it was great for...
The First Novel I Wrote Will Never See Daylight
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