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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.
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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.