The best place to start is to start

When you build it up in your head, simply starting gets really hard. The best thing you can do is throw those expectations out and just start!

About

Starsheep

Career creative. Imported into fiction writing directly from marketing. Previous career: copywriter & illustrator, after a start in showbiz. Non-binary, autistic queer descended from Vikings and one Polish horse thief. Believer in lust as much as love. Greatest obsession: brave truths. Happiest when: sitting down with an iced mocha and infusing stories with poetry. Favourite thing to do on a Sunday: having the last of the tiramisu for breakfast & a sinful little book in the sunshine. Reasons for writing books: unapologetic SF/F nerd who doesn't know how to survive reality without fantasy.

Q&A: “I’m writing in my head but not actually writing my story. And I’ve set weekly word count goals for myself that I’m not meeting. What do I do?”

The denouement: the importance of writing a satisfying narrative closure in storytelling

How I write an argument between my characters that makes my readers grab the popcorn