Literature & Writing

How Maya Became a Novelist

An office worker builds a daily writing habit and finally publishes a novel.

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1Maya always dreamed of writing a novel, but she was busy.

2She worked in an office and had very little free time.

3So she decided to wake up one hour earlier every morning.

4Before breakfast, she wrote three hundred words at her kitchen table.

5Some mornings the words came easily, but other mornings were hard.

6After one year, she finally finished the first draft of her book.

7She sent it to many publishers, and most of them refused it.

8Maya felt sad, but she did not stop writing her stories.

9Two years later, a small publisher accepted her second novel.

10Now her books are sold in shops across the whole country.

11She tells young writers to write a little every single day.

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