Perfectionism
4 reasons I quit writing exercises. Most of the time I want everything I write to be usable in a story and not just experimental sentences, so I understand the POV here. "Procrastination poses under many guises", indeed. On the other hand, I do need to practice my prose.
4 steps for organizing plot ideas into a novel. Will Eve be able to juggle three conflicts at once? She doubts it.
Why there'll never be a perfect time to write. Too true.
And I found this tweet ("just FYI, to get a yes from an agent can take a long, long time. No's come really fast") both encouraging and nervous-making. What if some agents or publishers do take their time before saying no?