I find myself stuck many times while trying to write a paper. Sometimes I have plenty of ideas but just can’t get them out on the paper the way  want them to. Other times I can’t get any ideas about what to write at all.  Because I can run into so many obstacles while writing, I often have to remind myself to not get discouraged and to continue writing. I think of my writing process as a track/hurdle race in a way. If I trip and fall, I have to get up and keep going, because the race is not over yet. Just because I run into some troubles writing, that does not mean that I have to give up altogether. Hurdles are not impassable or immovable. There is always a way to get around them, and this reminds myself that perseverance is key to good writing. The first words and ideas that I write down wont always be great, but continuing on in the process of writing will make it much better.