I think I went to every live coaching session, and I worked my whole schedule to do that. And they were really helpful. I was part of a group that was all making this big effort, and it was like we were all going to finish our books by this date. And that for me was incredibly supportive and compelling. I was like: Hallelujah, it's been 10 years and I finally have a book! When I finished First Book Finish, I finally had a finished product and it made sense, it had structure, and a character arc, all of that. It was like: Oh, this is actually really good!

First Book Finish changed my life. It changed my writing life and my life generally because it gave me the tools that I needed to create a sustainable, pleasurable writing practice, one that kept me energized and focused. I can't speak the praises of the course highly enough because it gave me what I needed both to finish the project and lessons that I'll carry forward with me for the rest of my life and for my career.

The program was great and there were classes to attend to keep the momentum going. Having the write-ins so that you could actually show up at a point in time and see other people also working on their books. All those things helped you to feel that you were part of a wider community. And then that made the writing fun again.

I had an idea of the beginning and an idea of the end, …but in between, oh, my goodness, so many dead ends. It was kind of like being in a maze. All of a sudden, I'd write myself into a corner and have to back out and take another route. Thank you so much, Rhonda. Thank you for helping every step of the way, because I would not have been able to write this book without your assistance.