Write now before your idea is passé

There is always a reason to delay. There is always a good TV show or book or activity that is more interesting than sitting alone in front of a computer.

Among the many reasons you can use to convince yourself to get some writing time in, remember this one: you should write your ideas down before they are no longer relevant.

Write out your story before someone else writes something so similar that you'll never convince anyone that yours is different. Write your story before the technology, pop culture references, and locations that you are writing about are irrelevant. Write your story before you have another idea that comes along and stops you from remembering the allure of your original idea.

Write your story now because you never know what will make it no longer intriguing tomorrow.