Read this if you're struggling to finish writing a book

Starting out with a "blaze of enthusiasm" that's eventually lost — this could describe any number of situations (hello, New Year's resolutions!).

In this setting, though, it's describing the writing process, in the words of Roz Morris.

Morris is a writer of both fiction and nonfiction, as well as an editor, speaker, and writing coach, so she's familiar with this phenomenon both from an outside and inside perspective.

She and Joanna Penn discuss why some authors struggle to finish their books and how they can push through — if it's warranted — in a conversation on The Creative Penn podcast.

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