It's okay to feel artificial and tense at the beginning.

一开始感到不自然和紧张是可以接受的。

Plot is, I think, the good writer's last resort and the dullard's first choice. The story which results from it is apt to feel artificial and labored.

在我看来，好作家唯有不得已时才求助于情节构思，而愚人却把它当作第一选择。这种构思出来的故事通常会令人感觉造作不自然。