Elizabeth Van Zandt asked R. Lewis Wright:

What's the most difficult obstacle for you prior to publishing a book? And what's hardest after it's been published?

R. Lewis Wright I think the most challenging obstacle both before and after publishing is overcoming fear and doubt. When you’re writing, your story is like your child, it’s precious to you and you want to protect it from harm. During the editing phase you start to hate your own work. You read it so many times that the text starts to seem flat and unappealing. After it’s published you brace for the negative reviews and the missed errors. You wonder, what will people say? Will anyone like it? In the end, you have to just be comfortable with yourself and take what comes. You can’t control what people think or say. Your only defense is the knowledge that you gave it your all. For better or worse, it is what it is, and that’s good enough.

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