Emergency Help #5: Write your first paragraph NOW

You might feel like going fetal, but all that will do is eat up precious time.

You've got a blank page in front of you. That's causing you to panic. You need to un-blank it. Right now, right this very minute, hammer out your first paragraph. It almost doesn't matter what you say write now. You're out of time. You need to get going.

There' s no better way to get going that to GO! So, write as quickly as you can. You might want to set a timer for 15 minutes, just so you'll know there's an end to your pain.

Write. Once you've un-blanked your blank page, your terror should subside, you should be able to unwind from your fetal position, and get the rest of your work done.

So go! Hurry! You can do it! But you have to start NOW!