At 35 I quit my corporate job and decided to have a baby. Writing my novel helped me be a better mom.

At 35 I quit my corporate job and decided to have a baby. Writing my novel helped me be a better mom.

The author says becoming a parent has made her even better at writing.Courtesy of the authorAt 35 I quit my corporate job and went after my passion for creative writing. My girlfriend and I also started talking about having a child. Parenting my son made my creativity explode. I blew up my life at 35, leaving behind a decadelong career as a corporate lawyer to pursue my newly discovered passion for creative writing. When I graduated from my MFA …