I received an email the other day from someone who wants to write and keeps resolving that tomorrow will be the day they start, but so far it hasn't happened. I suspect the problem is the fear of the blank page--some people put so much pressure on themselves that what they write, even in a first draft, must be really good and that keeps them from going forward. Here is the advice I gave--maybe it will be useful for you as well:
I'd suggest that you decide on a project you might want to write, but instead of making starting such a big thing, just take a few minutes each day to brainstorm any aspect of the project and jot down your ideas (don't judge them at this stage, just write down everything and put the notes into a box or folder).
For instance, if you want to write a novel , you could brainstorm who your protagonist might be and what he or she is like. From there you might have decided who some of the other characters might be, and do the same for them. You might have an idea for how it starts, or maybe just for something that might happen in the middle. Again, jot them down and put them away. Even ten or fifteen minutes a day on this is fine.
After a while, I think you'll feel that you have a lot of material and then you can sift through it and see what fits together. Based on that, you might feel ready to write the opening, or maybe a scene from the middle or the end. Just write those without being too worried about whether they'll end up in the final version.
I suspect that when you are at that stage, you'll feel more and more motivated, and writing will come much more easily.
(for more help with your writing, get my book, "Your Writing Coach," published by Nicholas Brealey, and available from Amazon and other online and offline retailers. You can find out more about it at www.yourwritingcoach.com.)
