UNDER THE COVERS
Writing’s all right
In her final column for WM, Gillian Harvey looks back on what she’s learned on her journey from debut novelist to multi-published author
When I wrote my first column for Writing Magazine back in 2019, I knew I was on the cusp of an amazing adventure. I’d signed my first book deal the previous year and was looking forward to the release of my debut novel in May 2020.
Looking back at those first few months is a little like looking back on a much younger version of myself (although amazingly, on the surface, I haven’t aged a bit). Because for all my excitement and anticipation and planning and preconceived ideas I hadn’t a clue what was coming.