Yoda—the anthropomorphic turtle/Buddha from the Star Wars movies–offered a great kick-in-the-pants for writers. And, okay, Luke Skywalker too. Yoda said: “Do. Or do not. There is no ‘try.'” If you find yourself saying things like, “I have this idea for what I want to write—I’ve had it for a long time—but—” it doesn’t really matter...