Hello all,
I've got an issue...
I decided to write my first story (the idea in my head that wouldn't go away). I spent months developing my story, working on the characters, changing my outline, reading everything I could find on the craft, etc... A week or 2 ago I decided my outline was done and everything was ready to finally write my first draft...and nothing. I don't know what the mental block is but I'm having a heckuva time even making myself think about my story, much less work on it.
So my questions are:
1. Is this normal? Do a lot of people go through this?
and
2. Any advice on getting over this hurdle?

I really do not want to see this story die before it even gets started. Any thoughts would be appreciated.