Neil Turner asked Neil Turner:

What would you say is the most difficult part of writing a book?

Neil Turner Many aspects of completing a book are quite difficult, at least for me. I think the answer changes as one publishes more books. For a first book, pushing through to the end can be difficult as doubts enter a writer’s mind at many stages. Of course, once you reach the end of that first draft, the real work is just beginning! As I’ve become somewhat more proficient and felt the pressure to produce the next book, I think the most difficult (and valuable) skill I’ve developed is determining if a story idea has the potential to grow into a fully realized novel. My fevered little brain throws up bits and pieces of stories all the time, most of which don’t lead anywhere. Some intrigue me enough to go down that rabbit hole for a time to see if I can flesh the idea out enough to build a novel around. The answer is generally no, but several of these exercises have ended up as scenes or subplots of novels.

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