How To Write Books Good, Part 3

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!