Christopher Kelly just had his novel published. “I probably won’t be turning up on The Oprah Winfrey Show, and I spent most of my advance while shopping for groceries last week at Target. But the realization of this goal has been tremendously gratifying, especially considering how many times I sank into a pit of despair, convincing myself that the book would never see the light of day. Now I even find myself in an odd and very enjoyable position: People are asking me how they should go about trying to write a novel.”