Behind the Book: Creating While Chronically Ill; A personal reflection on the hidden work, purpose and joy involved in writing a novel while living with chronic illness
Writing and publishing my debut novel is one of the proudest achievements of my life, but it took five years to complete. My health affected when I could work and how much I could manage, which meant the process rarely followed a predictable path. There were periods when I made progress, followed by days or weeks when the story had to wait.
