Top 5 things I Learned From Writing a Book
(Today’s guest post is by Heather Rupe. You can follow her on Twitter @drheatherrupe or check out her blog, The Pregnancy Companion, here!)
Three years ago, five days after bringing a new baby home from the hospital, I signed my first book deal. I was deliriously excited at two dreams coming true at once. In hindsight, I had no idea what craziness lie ahead. Luckily, I learned a lot along the way:
1. You find the time for what’s important.
Writing a book is a staggering amount of work, but I’m used to hard work. See, I went to medical school for a zillion years. But working full-time with a newborn and a deadline felt overwhelming. I’m a morning person, so I was up at 4 every morning to write furiously before work. Those months were fueled by caffeine and adrenaline, but amazingly worth it.

