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Originally Posted by altworld
Best advice I ever got about writing is
Write and it will take care of itself.
Leaving it in your head lets it ferment, change, but rarely will it leave until you get it on paper. As human beings we are very good at second guessing and talking ourselves out of doing things, commit and go for it.
Don't worry too much about backgrounds and the size of the protangonists domains, think room of requirement and just tell your story.
Good luck and welcome to the journey.
Arigato,
Nick Davis
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I have to completely agree with this. I used to just write timelines and synopsis(es) without end.... months later I'd find I hadn't written anything worthwhile at all.
Then I'd turn around, get the itch and just start writing. It is as if it is already up there, just waiting for you to open the nozzle and commence spraying (figuratively of course).
One exercise I found that helps is to pick a few words. Force yourself to write several sentences with these words. Make sure they are relevant to your book. Then let it run. I've found writing these little sentences literally kick-start the creative process and it just kind of takes off from there.