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Originally Posted by dadioflex
I suspect reality could counter the Tao.
Your English is much better than my Spanish.
"Just write" isn't the best of advice, in my opinion. There are thousands of people out there just writing. Wattpad is full of people just writing. Without some sort of critical analysis they continue to "just write" garbage. Don't get me wrong, it gets a lot easier to write garbage but it doesn't get any better. "Just read", as I'm sure I saw somebody suggest, is a far better suggestion. Read loads, write a bit. Compare your writing with what you've read. If you don't seethe with jealousy at other people's work, I doubt you'll ever get better.
NB - I've been on a bit of a downer recently so take my advice with a pinch of salt. 
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From my understanding the OP is trying to find the space, the structure or just the sheer courage to get started. The hardest thing to do is put pen to paper or fingers on a keyboard and to start telling the story that is bouncing around in your head.
You can procrastinate forever, or just get stuck in. There is not one, not one author from us Indies to say... Neil Gaiman... Who will tell you that there first draft is the one they will run with. What they will tell you its was a relief to get the story out before they start hacking at it to get a better structure.
I know I felt this way...
I procrastinated, scared that no one will read what I wrote, that I would get ridiculed for my story, that I had to follow someone elses structure and style for it to be readable. Then I was given the simple advice of 'Just write'
Its not the best advice... But it helped me lay down my first story.
The Tether None Good may be garbage after dozens of edits/rewrites and feedback from friends I have to let it go, because now there is nothing else I can do with it until fresh eyes see it or a Professional Book Editor reads it.
On the subject of garbage I personally think the Twilight series are garbage, with one dimensional shallow characters, poor pacing, but one person's garbage is another treasure... And look how well Twilight did, eh?
So I will end with this other perhaps pointless piece of advice... Its your story, your universe your creating and if you want up to be down, right to be left then that is okay in your universe.
Now... Just Write