Somebody famous (Hemingway? I dunno.) used to type "The" and then wait to see what he felt compelled to type next. Claims it worked every time. Word processors are great because you can sit there and dither until you see something that looks like a cohesive sentence, then send the gibberish into oblivion with the touch of a button. Sort of the "infinite number of monkeys" method.

But nothing cures writer's block quite like having a deadline.

Don Firth