50 Tips for Writing.

5. Structure and build the foundations of a story

You don't have to panic and map out a whole storyline, just structure and build yourself the foundations of a story. List character profiles and think about their backgrounds, their family life, their social network, the structure of the setting your story initiates. Making things up on the spot and providing filler explanations for a story gets really tiring so procrastination may be the more pleasant way of life but if you want the success, if you want the glory, then you gotta work for it. Nothing in life is free except the slap of reality on your cheeks when you're wallowing in self-shame. Panicking gets you nowhere in life. Sit your ass down and think of what you're doing, where you want to go, what you have so far and how you're going to get to where you want to be. Write it all down for direct comparison and referencing. It's a lot of work but you'll thank me later.