“What advice do you have for writers working on their first novels?If you feel called to write a book, consider it a gift. Look around you. What assistance is the universe offering you as support? I was given an amazing mentor, a poet, Eleanor Drewry Dolan, who taught me the importance of every word. To my utter amazement, there were times she found it necessary to consult three dictionaries to evaluate one word.” IfsFeelsWritingFirstsLooksBookUniverseThreeFoundGivenSupportNovelAdviceTaughtPoetImportanceOfferingMentorAssistanceDictionaryOne WordEvaluateAmazementEleanor Book:The Kitchen House: A Novel Source: The Kitchen House: A Novel
