Noticing Newbies

Greetings. I live in Berlin and I'm trying to write my first novel. It is a science fiction story, but it is depressingly far from done even though I've been at it for a couple of years now. I've decided to join this community for several reasons, one of which is to get the novel written. I clearly need help. Also with the novel...

I'm originally from South Africa and have been living in Berlin now for just over a year. My German is limited and I write in English.

That should do it for now, I think. Thank you for reading.