> In an attempt to try and vent my current frustrations with the direction my life has been taking recently I've been trying my hand at doing some writing, something I haven't done a lot of since my adolescence, which ended with the realisation that the phrase "everyone has a novel in them" was missing the word "bad".
> Bourne

You sound a bit depressed good Bourne, I hope that every thing is okay. You have my wishes for your happiness.

On another note, nobody ever starts something and does it well immediately, especially a novel. Start by writing paragraphs, exploring a single scenery, character, or event, and do it for the sole purpose of writing things that you enjoy writing. Afterwards, find a friend of yours (rinky dinks included) and exchange stories, essays, anything. You'll be proud of your venting/writing and love the doing of it before you know it, and that is what it's all about.
Euge'writes not so good but can make myself crack up laughing'ne