What is the hardest part?!

[Hamonrye]

I am 2/3rds of the way through my book (non fiction/memoir) and finding this last bit so so hard to do. I am so eager to finish now and start editing and seeing it all come together....

What is the hardest part of writing a book do you think? Editing? Finishing? Or maybe just starting the bloody thing!!

For me it's always the middle section. I love writing the beginning, love writing the ending, and editing makes me happier than anything on earth. But that middle 50k of the first draft always convinces me that I can't write, could never write, should never write again and would be much better going down the garden to eat worms instead. 😁

That's how I feel at the moment. Its excruciating at this stage...feel like I am never going to get there!!

I've heard a lot of writers say they find the middle bit much harder to write. It's a common thing: you don't have the euphoria of starting a new project to fire you up and the ending seems so far away that it feels like drudge-work. Just keep writing. You'll get there.

I'm impatient - but I don't know what for!

I enjoy writing and editing processes, just in different ways. When writing or planning I go into a weird zone and the closest thing I can compare it to is taking large quantities of codeine or tramadol.