Once you have your idea, write it down or type it up. Don’t worry about grammar or usage—yet—just get your idea on paper and you can deal with polishing the writing later. Writers often get started in various ways: some like to begin with an outline, others do not. If you aren’t sure where to begin, start anywhere—even at the end—which is the point you’ll want to bring the reader to anyway. It helps to pretend you are having a conversation with your best friend or you are filling in a colleague who was off the day your story happened, and then “talk” on paper. This is what will give the writing its distinct voice—yours. There is no wrong or right way to start. The important thing is to get started. Do it now, even if it's only a few sentences.
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