70% of writing is thinking so don’t be discouraged if you’ve been staring at a blank page for hours without actually writing anything.    The time spent in front of a notebook is work whether you’ve written something or not because during this time you were thinking, planning, and devising your story.  This is the largest part of writing.

Unless you have a deadline, don’t rush your ideas.  It takes time for good writing to happen.  For beginners it takes a little longer but once you’ve finally gathered your thoughts together, the actual writing will flow naturally.