New in the .journal: Climbing the mountain. After finishing the first draft of my first novel yesterday, I thought it was important to look back at my writing and see how far I’ve come, while still recognizing all the hard work I still have to do just for this one project alone. Believe me, I have a lot of work still to do, but after completing such a huge step, it’s hard not to take a step back and appreciate how far I’ve come.