Hi Ian,

I did not mention probably the most important and helpful thing I have learned about writing a novel which came from the Year of the Novel workshop. I can’t explain the process very well without looking up my notes, but we each decided upon two words that most represented our novels to us – I kept mine in mind always and if I felt I was getting lost I would look at them again and remind myself of them and that kept me on track to complete the story that I wanted to write.

Joanne