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Writing Excuses 10.52: Moving On, with Ellen Kushner

Writing Excuses

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The Importance of Finishing Your First Novel

"The most I've ever grown in my life as a writer was writing that first story," says author Dan Simmons. "Magic happens the moment you write the last word of the first draft", he adds. There are two principal differences between the working writer and the person who wants to be a working writer but is not yet, writes Simmons.

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