The idea of writing a book is something many of us consider, but know it is daunting. We start with a great idea and then quickly talk ourselves out of it. I’m busy. I don’t know where to start. Slowly, the great idea fades away. In this poster presentation, the author of the award-winning graded reader, ‘Identity’, will outline the process undertaken to write the story from scratch, with no previous writing experience. He will cover why and how ‘Identity’ was written, the process of writing, editing, levelling, and some of the factors contributing to it receiving a Language Learner Literature Award from the Extensive Reading Foundation and then becoming motivated to write a second graded reader. This poster presentation format will give participants ample opportunity to ask questions, discuss their own ideas and experiences and hopefully, become motivated to start writing their own original stories.