We talked to Kiwi author Laura Wolf about her writing journey. Here, she offers some insights into her writing habits and offers advice for aspiring authors.

CANTERBURYWRITERS: Hi Laura, can we ask why you started writing?

LW: I had always wanted to write a book (I think author was my career aspiration since I was tiny. When my kids were toddlers, all thoughts of working a regular job went out of the window (we lived rurally, so jobs that worked with children were hard to come by) and when my husband started his own business and was working in the evening I just decided F(*& IT! I'm tired anyway, I might as well get something out of my tiredness!

So I followed the 20Booksto50K Facebook groups posts on how to start, and wrote my first novel in about 150 hours jammed into a month. Basically, I stopped waiting for permission.