I wrote several thousand words that day and every other day until my first novel, ‘This is Kaylah’, was finished. Yet, in all the chaos, I woke up one morning and a story just popped into my head. Fast forward to thirty-six years old, I had three kids aged 2, 4 and 6, and I had no mental space for anything, let alone anything creative. As I got older and life got busier, I gave up on writing completely. In my twenties, I started writing screenplays for local theatre, where I also performed some of my own work. Around eighteen, I dreamt of writing a novel, but I could never write anything worthwhile. When I was a teenager, a few of my poems were published in very small local magazines. RANIA: I started writing poetry around eight years old. How long have you wanted to be an author, and where are you on your journey? Please help yourselves to a plate from the buffet, grab your favourite drink, and settled down to chat about first books. We are joined by Rania Battany, Cassie Laelyn, and Wendy Lee Davies. Rania Battany, Cassie Laelyn and Wendy Lee Davies All the hopes, fears, joy, dread, delight, and everything else that comes with it, all wrapped up in a cover with my name on. Publishing my first book was a dream come true, as it is for so many of us. What a delight this month to gather around the table with three new authors, each with their first published novel.
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