Beginner’s Pluck
Liza always wanted to be a novelist, but she got sidetracked into journalism. She worked for the New York Times for 10 years, ending up as editor of a business blog.
“When I was 31, I knew I wasn’t going to be a great journalist, so I applied for a Masters and, a year later, moved to London. I started the book during that year. It took three years. For me, doing the Masters meant I was committed. I got my agent through it.”
