This is a really accurate account of what it's like to go solo on a book project. It can be brutal. I'm surprised and a little sad there isn't a full discussio

This is a really accurate account of what it's like to go solo on a book project. It can be brutal. I'm surprised and a little sad there isn't a full discussion of how to line up friends and admired colleagues to make the journey easier. They can help with the early brainstorming. The best ones are invaluable advisers on scope, pacing and cadence. They will remind you about the merits of your best ideas when you feel lost, and they will help you cull with a lot fewer tears. I tried doing my first book solo and stalled out after a year. Rounding up an advisory circle let not only brought that book back to life -- it also created a trusty new process that has let me write four more books more quickly and with less stress.