“I still remember typing the title page on my manual Smith-Corona with clammy hands and a racing heart. When I came to the words, "A novel by Joyce Elbert", I heard the New York Philharmonic break into Wagnerian praise for a major new literary voice, yet seconds later doubt and insecurity had crept in.” InspirationalWritingInspirationNovelWriting ProcessNovelsNovel WritingFirst Novel Book:A Tale of Five Cities & Other Memoirs Source: A Tale of Five Cities & Other Memoirs