Reading the First Draft of My Novel was More Painful Than Childbirth

Can I get some laughing gas to take the edge off?

Kendra Sparkles
The Narrative Arc
Published in
3 min readMar 11

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Finishing an entire novel made me feel like a rockstar. I walked around with my head held high for days, practicing my autograph for when my book hit it big on Reese’s Book Club list.

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Kendra Sparkles
The Narrative Arc

Top writer in Parenting, Humor, and Satire. No, it's not a coincidence. Editor for Age of Empathy, The Memoirist, and MuddyUm