hrrrm.. what to write

I'm sitting in front of an open, empty posting box wondering what to write and realizing that it's getting me nowhere. The first thing that you have to realize about writing is that you can't just sit and wait for an inspiring moment or action to take place; you have to create your own.
So how do you do such a thing? Think of a prompt (google), or just write and see what happens.

Usually when I just sit and write, Amithistella (pronounced like the gem - amethyst- with stella at the end) is what comes to my mind and flows out onto paper. She is a character of my own, and kind of my alter-ego, although as I write more and more about her, she is becoming quite different from myself. Amithistella is a Fae (fairy, elf) Paladin who lives in a Norrathian Tree City with the other good Elves. She started as a character on a MMO that I used to play, so a lot of places and ideas that I use for my background comes from the game, but the adventures are all my own. So far I've created one complete short story with her and I'm working on another that doesn't seem like it'll end any time soon.

Ever since I was in late Jr. High/ early High School, I've written poetry, but as I've matured (yeah I've matured, but just a little)  I find that fantasy strikes me as most appealing. I thoroughly enjoy sitting down and reading a good fantasy novel. I absolutely love to write fantasy, but I'm trying out other genres as well. Like I said, my early writing was poetry, I tried one short story (about Amithistella) and decided to take a short fiction creative writing class in college. It was there that I found a love for writing short stories. I'm only a few months out of the class, but I've gotten a good start on a lot of stories in that class and can't wait to finish them.

As I write my stories I'll post them here. Mostly, I'll post sections that I'm unsure of - feedback and constructive criticism is most welcome. I'll take all the help I can get, I'm tough, but I'm a writer, and like all writers, I'm sensitive about my own creations. I'm not saying 'be nice' I'm just saying 'don't be mean.'