Writing is a joy. Being a first time publisher is exhilarating! But what’s difficult is some parts of the writing journey. In a Public forum authors were asked what was the hardest part of writing. Many eagerly chimed in with top issues such as marketing and editing. Here I share the top 25:

The Hardest Part Of Writing

1. Marketing
2. Building and attracting an audience
3. A blank page
4. Convincing people to read your book
5. Being confident that you write for yourself first, then the secondary audience – the public
6. Promoting
7. Nothing really
8. Editing because of perfectionist mentally
9. Letting go…let the editing go to the editor
10. Staying on track
11. Not giving up
12. Patience. Writing the book is the easy part
13. Getting readers to write a review
14. Staying on track
15. Selling
16. Being original
17. Self Promotion
18. Believing in yourself
19. Starting
20. Mindset challenges that keeps you stuck
21. Prepping self for bad reviews
22. Hoping people…