I had the pleasure to talk with Diana McLain Smith, first-time author who wrote the book Divide or Conquer. In our conversation, Diana shares her insight about developing her idea, the writing process, publishers, agents, the purpose of the book, and the lessons the experience taught her. This is something every person considering writing a book should hear. It will also be interesting to other first-time authors to hear a potentially different experience, in order to gain a deeper understanding of the process involved in book writing.