I only write when I'm inspired, so I never stare at the page hoping to find inspiration. I go from top-to-bottom without stop, and I don't back-track. If the piece turned out worthy, I proof-read for grammar, but that is the full extent of my editing. As I fix my typos, I generally am amazed there's any coherence in my words at all as I'm simply free-styling.

Due to this, I rarely write. However, I also find it's easy to get inspired if I bother to start. Often, my writing only occurs when necessary, such as for the GREs (a test taken in the United States prior to attending graduate school). In spite of this, I nearly always get perfect scores on those standardized timed writing tests, so my writing can't be too horrid despite the complete lack of practice.

When I do write, I tend to latch onto a novel inspiration (a theme) and simply creatively expand upon that thought one sentence at a time.