Start Writing Fiction Without Waiting to Be Ready

You have been going to write fiction for years; there is always one more craft book first. This dismantles the permission problem, explains what 'first drafts are bad' actually means, scopes a short story instead of the novel, and gives you a two-sentence starter for the next 30 minutes.

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You have always wanted to write fiction but keep putting it off because you feel you need to plan more, read more, or be better before you start. The project never begins.
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Help a complete beginner actually start writing fiction:
1. The permission problem: why waiting to be ready is a trap and how to step around it
2. First drafts are meant to be bad: what this actually means in practice
3. Starting small: why a short story is a better first project than a novel
4. The two-sentence technique: starting from a character and a problem, not a plot
5. A first session plan: what to write in the next 30 minutes
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- One paragraph per point (50-70 words each)
- Two-sentence story starters: 3 examples to adapt or steal
- Length: 320-400 words
- Tone: warm and permission-giving
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