New to site and new to novel writing

Morning all, I have always been a talker and storyteller, and after my husband's surgery, I took up writing to support his recovery. He suffered aphasia, and we needed therapy to improve his word recall. So the worst speller in history started writing down her thoughts. I entered a short story writing contest last month, and to my surprise, my style was well-received. Didn't win, but the stories have just kept coming. I found this site by accident, a link to read another writer's story. So here I am writing the great Canadian novel. LOL I look forward to reading other writers' words and putting my created world on paper (screen). Lisa