# @lisamessenger on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DHK9xKyP3g3
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/59687345-lisamessenger-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-03-14T07:29:33.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Lisa Messenger (@lisamessenger) — https://gondola.cc/lisamessenger

## Caption

I DID IT!!! ✨ I have officially finished the first full draft of my first-ever novel!

After authoring 40+ nonfiction books, I thought I had writing down to a fine art. But fiction? Oh wow, that has been a whole new beast. There were so many moments I wanted to give up. It felt impossible at times. The craft, the structure, the character arcs, the plotting—it was SO much harder than I expected. But I stuck with it. Again and again and again. And now, for the first time, I feel like I can actually do this.

Of course, there’s still a long way to go—character development, plot refinement, all the iterations that will make this the best it can be—but I am LOVING this process now. I’m proud of myself for pushing through the hard.

It reminds me of when I first started speaking on stages. In the beginning, it was excruciating. I fumbled my way through it, unsure if I’d ever really get there. But I stuck with it, refined the craft, and eventually, it became second nature. Now, speaking is a huge part of my career.

So if there’s something you want to do—something that feels impossible right now—stick with it. Keep going. Push through the messy middle. Because the moment you break through the hard, it is SO worth it.

This novel will take time before it’s ready to meet the world, but for the first time, I truly believe I can do it. And that feeling? It’s everything. 💫
 #FictionWriting #CreativeProcess #KeepGoing #DreamsInMotion #AuthorJourney #lisamessenger

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creativeprocess, fictionwriting, keepgoing, dreamsinmotion, authorjourney, lisamessenger

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