Tim Bishop asked Tim Bishop:

What do you like most about writing, and what do you like least?

Tim Bishop With a background in finance and as a chess expert, I've honed my analytical skills for years and enjoy using them in writing and publishing. Publishing, in particular, requires meticulous attention to detail. And writing requires both structure and discipline. I'm very task oriented, and having a quality end product is an important reward for my hard work.

Sometimes, the details and the analytics can become entangling, because they drives you so deep into the weeds that it can be hard to continue thinking creatively. Often, I find myself wanting to escape, to dig into a new project with blank slate in hand. But I'm too thorough and disciplined to give myself that permission.

While I feast on creating, I struggle with the marketing component, primarily because it is so nebulous and seemingly unrewarding.

It's so difficult to know how to invest one's time as a writer. Creating content is a joy. Perfecting it is a rewarding art form, if not a science. Discovering how to most effectively encourage others to partake in it can be an elusive and frustrating trip. I think anyone who enters this profession underestimates this latter, and I find most challenging, component.

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