Answering a comment

sproggenfree asked: (and hopefully doesn't mind I take this to top level...)
Is it possible, later on, when one has (presumably) more writing chops, to revise and sell one's first novel? If the basic idea is good, I wouldn't think you'd just abandon it.

My answer:

What you work on as a writer is always a personal decision. Most of the people I've worked with have had a "you're the artist" approach and are very hands-off in terms of the premise I pick and the direction I take. A novel comes out of