Beginner's Pluck

KJERSTI studied mathematics, and became a computer engineer. Then she became ill, and moved home to recover. Lying in bed, she started to write about an old woman on post-it notes. Then she turned the notes into a novel.

“I wrote to define myself, and make myself feel like a human being. It was something to hold onto when I was ill.”

Having written the 100-plus pages, Kjersti rewrote the book time and time again. She studied writing for a year, and then rewrote the book again.