Restart Number 1,312?

Man, I can't get this derned tale off the ground. Is it supposed to be this hard? Is this an indication that I'm off in a ditch with it? Am I putting too much weight on a First Novel? Probably all of the above. But if I don't soldier on with it, there will never be a First Novel...a Second Novel...hell, ANY novel. I'm torn between writing the book I want to read (self-indulgently blathering on with it, quality be damned) vs. doing a good job. BAH! Again, I say BAH!