My writing advice articles from NovelAdvice, continued. The previous page takes you to the first, the next page takes you to the third. Links for the others are at the bottom of this page.
Beginners tend to want, in fact they expect, to get it right the first time.
They read their own pathetic first pages and either abandon them or frantically begin rewriting. You have to write the thing first before you're allowed to be discouraged or to panic. You have to write the whole thing first. Get gripped by your story. Write hard, write fast.