Writing a novel is far from glamorous

Chucking in the day job and writing a novel is a dream many of us harbour but the reality can be far from glamorous, as many successful writers must still juggle their craft with a career.

Many of us at some point in our lives fantasise to some degree about writing a novel. Perhaps as we drag ourselves to work on some squashed, sauna-like mode of public transport we think of our favourite author wrapping their hands around a mug of coffee and settling into a morning of writing.

“If only I had the time,” we say to ourselves. But the fact is, most published writers are probably somewhere on that same bus or train on their way to the day job, dreaming the same thing. But while you lament the fact that you would never have the time, they are coming up with ways of making it.