some reflections on finishing a book

On Thursday at about 10pm, I finished The Heart at War. After 10 years working on The Last Descendants, this was clearly a very important moment, but one I haven't had much time to reflect on yet. There was just time to share the news before I collapsed into bed. I spent Friday at my other job as a teacher. Some of my students, who have been asking about the progress of the book, were interested to hear it was finally done: 'Wow, miss, so you've been working on this book for two years, and y...