Regarding the creative: never assume you're the master, only the student. Your audience will determine if you're masterful.
The recipe for great art has always been misery and a good bowel movement.
Always work with/surround yourself with people who help make you a better version of you. Kindly avoid those who don't.
Writing a story, regardless of length, begins always with a single word.
A migraine is the cockblock of writing.
A writer always writes.