When you get overwhelmed by the task of writing, the vastness of language, the task of telling, it might help to think of it this way:
Words are building blocks, bits and pieces, materials to be handled, explored, taken apart like legos, played with, down to the smallest bits — some of which might well be memories of larger pieces. And that’s it. That’s everything.
—As a writer, you are making with language, building with it, shaping it, breaking it, opening it up as you work with it. Enjoy this without after-thought. Until a sort of living, organic structure starts to emerge that you can follow and gently help along — this is when the telling begins —
Micro-talk #20