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Working through the writing process currently on some nonfiction. Making a roadmap for the topics and text was deceptively "easy" and I've realized it's because I will hem and haw over the order incessantly until it is out of my hands. Gathering and reading through primary sources fires up the ol' imposter syndrome occasionally. That's one of the biggest challenges, personally, and I'm not always great at shaking the feeling of "why write this" even if I do make it back to it eventually.
Luckily some of our friends have skills or connections they've offered when the time comes, like a retired copy editor and someone who works for a small publisher. One of our newer friends revealed that they've got a master's related to the project and are figuratively dying for someone with whom to "talk shop", which is exciting and daunting all at the same time.
That sounds challenging and enjoyable. I've never written nonfiction for more than the length of a college essay, but it seems inherently more difficult to me, but it's good that you seem to have a supportive team already lined up to help you get over the finish line.
Good luck to you! (And what's the topic, if you are comfortable sharing at this time?)
It's mostly about garden designs, but our friend's relevant masters is in urban planning. And thank you, it's challenging but so far pretty rewarding.