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I'm a reasonably good writer, but my biggest shortcoming is in coming up with ideas to write about. If I HAVE a story to tell, I can figure out what I need to make the points connect together, I can write good characters, and I can write good descriptions. But I can't just sit down and write; if I try, it takes forever and I never get anything meaningful done and I'm likely to write myself into a corner.