This morning I detected a lot of uncertainty. I heard, I'm "thinking about..." and I'm still "figuring out" from many of the writers in the room. This feeling goes with the territory. It is common for all writers at many stages of story development. So, know that you're in good company.
Two things to say to ourselves to overcome the fear, what if it's terrible?:
1. K.I.S.S., Keep It Simple, Sweetheart. (Remember: circle, triangle, square, trapezoid)
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2. Write what you know. This doesn't mean every event or every character comes from personal experience. This means start with the story points or character points that you know. For example, if you haven't yet determined the main character's super objective, a.k.a. action throughline, look at all the story events you've collected and see if any of them fit into stages of the hero's journey. Perhaps clarity about the bigger arc will emerge. AND IT MEANS, above all, WRITE. "Thinking about" or "figuring out" the story are meaningless activities. WRITE. Because, writing is a process and we discover what we don't know about the story and the character by writing.
