Another part of this that plays well with both your advice and the 200 words a day advice is "start smaller." Unless you're already a badass, sitting down in f

Another part of this that plays well with both your advice and the 200 words a day advice is "start smaller." Unless you're already a badass, sitting down in front of 400 blank pages is too hard. A lot of people would like to write a novel. Novels are hard. Short stories (that might later became chapters) might be a better starting point. Nonfiction is a little easier, with less of a step change between short and long form. But, smaller chunks can still be a preferable starting point.