Write! (Even When It Hurts)

    Have you ever just really, really, really, really not wanted to write to the point where it's somewhat painful and your mind feels so strained? That you'd rather do anything--even mow the lawn--than write?
    Well . . . my advice is: write anyway.
    Writing is kind of like swimming. When you jump into the pool, it's freezing. Makes you cringe and want to get out of the water. But after a few minutes, you get used to it. And you start to swim. And you realize that swimming is fun and awesome and you don't want to leave--like how when you're caught up in the momentum of writing, you don't want to stop.
    Write, even when it hurts. You might only manage to spit out a few hundred words or you might be swept into an awesome brainstorm. Either way, you get something accomplished. :)