Congratulations! You've decided to write a novel!

You're convinced your idea is pretty genius, you have parts of the plot figured out and now all you have to do is write the thing!
So now what? How do people discipline themselves to write every single day?

How do you combat the fear that your writing might just be a pile of shit?
How do you create the perfect writing space so you're not distracted?
Do you require total silence? Or do you have a writing playlist to hand?
