How to write – getting started

Many of the people I speak to about writing say their biggest fear is how to start.  So what’s the secret?

Here are 3 tips:

1. Write anything – even if it hasn’t anything to do with the subject you want to write about.  Even start with your name and the topic you want to cover.  At some point your instinct will take over and write sense.  And you can delete all the rubbish later.
2. Write a list – like going to the supermarket but headings.  That gives you a structure to work from.
3. Find something you like about the topic you want to cover and  write an opinion about that.  Your views even if they’re opposed to the opinion.