Too Much Prep (a.k.a. Just Write Already!)

There are lots of great ways to plan your novel and get to know your characters. There are plenty of exercises out there for you to get ready and keep yourself on track.

A quick Google search will turn up hundreds that you can use whenever you feel the need.

Just make sure that you don't always feel the need.

At some point, you're going to have to get to the writing. You're going to have to stop with the exercises and prep, and start writing your story.

Exercises are great, but writing is also important. Make sure that you don't let all those exercises distract you from eventually writing down the story.