Beginning the book:
Sit down at desk.
Open Word document.
Look at blank page.
Become anxious.
Decide that the problem is the font.
Change font.
Be much happier.
Look at blank page.
Make cup of tea/coffee.
Drink tea/coffee while looking at blank page.
Do not check Twitter/email/Facebook/Tumblr.
Check them a little.
Take a break.
Sit back down.
Write something.
Change font.
Be much happier.
Take out phone in case someone wants to ring you.
Do not play Angry Birds.
Do not play it.
Play it a little.
Put phone away.
Delete what you have written.
Write something else.
Read back over it.
Shrug. Decide to fix it in the rewrite.
Congratulations! You've started the book!
