happen. But after testing and trying all of them, I have yet to find software that helps write a book. WHAT’S REALLY GOING ON We all know this person: he decided to start golfing (or CrossFit, or MMA, or yoga, or knitting; doesn’t matter), and then spent weeks researching the perfect gear. Then he spent way too much money on it, showed it off to all his friends, took a few cool Instagram pics… and then never actually used the equipment. People who obsess over tools are usually scared of the work. For most people who obsess over writing software, it’s a way of hiding from the actual writing. It’s understandable—writing a book can bring up a lot of fears. I say this not as a judgment, but as a person who has done this exact thing many, many times in other areas of my life. After all, it’s fun to shop for equipment and to fantasize about success. And taking pictures is such an easy way to get the attention benefit of hard work without having to suffer through the actual hard work. But the ONLY way to actually accomplish anything is through doing the hard work…and that is scary. Again, I say that without judgment. I have been the author afraid to write a book and using a distraction to avoid this fear many times. And I have seen many authors afraid to write a book, for any number of reasons (that usually boils down to the fear it will make them look stupid), so they install a writing assistant but never write a page. I wrote an in-depth blog post that details about the six book-writing fears and how to beat them. But again, knowing you are afraid, and connecting that fear to your endless search for something to distract you, is not an easy thing to do. 438 · ThE SCriBE METhOD