One of the biggest differences author and film post-production supervisor Sheryl Benko noticed when writing her first book after having written many screenplays, was that a novel required her to describe the characters and setting in more detail. In a film, these things are conveyed visually. In a book, the writer must create the building blocks for the world being described, which allows readers to interpret the world in their own way, whereas a film shows them exactly what the world is supposed to look like. Benko was also surprised by the time commitment of writing her young adult novel The Last of Will, and the process of discovery as she was writing. While her screenwriting experience did help along the way, the process was still difficult at times. It took Benko seven years to complete the book and become a published author.