Everything I’ve Learned from Writing My First Book

Illustration by Anton Dymtchenko

I wrote my first book just before turning 30. This momentous step propelled me with confidence into a new decade. I had envisioned this goal since teenage. However, my adolescent self would have never expected it to be about the subject I chose (some would say the subject chose me).

Composing words, sentences and paragraphs into a finished book is a transformative adventure…