Scribblers Retreat

[adsense:]I've started trying to learn to write fiction. I have the project. I've done the research. I have..not an outline exactly, but a general understanding of where the book will go. I even have a few small scenes that have popped into my head.

What I don't have is a general idea of how to get started. Before I was a professional writer, I just wrote. I sat down and whatever came out of my head went onto the paper. Now, I think I feel like I'm supposed to do it "right" because I'm a professional. I really have to get past this. I always have trouble getting started, even with my usual non-fiction. It takes me a while to find my voice. But I know if I can just make myself put words on paper, they will eventually start to flow. I'll get to know my heroine, and be off and running.

Just get me through the first ten pages!