Heh. The problem is, I often find myself not even at the "Okay, they're going to get on a train with the intent of going to Moscow (whether they actually get there or not, and what happens along the way, is yet to be determined)". After I decide on that, then I can just write and figure out everything that'll happen in between. But usually I'm at the point where it's this: "Okay, I have two characters. What are they going to do? Uh... I don't know...."

I just have trouble figuring out what I'm going to start with.

But I think with Hetalia fic specifically, a problem I run into is that there's this dumb feeling in the back of my mind that historical fic has to be Big And Deep And Intelligent And Significant. But lately I've thought about it, and -- well, why can't I just write some silly romance story, or some slice-of-life thing? Who says? ... Nobody, so I shouldn't be afraid of writing something like that and sticking it in a historical setting.

I think maybe I just take everything too seriously.

(... Of course the other problem I have is that I don't really have time to write. It really sticks a wrench in things. :/ )