Nothing says work efficiency like panic mode.
It's my belief that people enter your life at exactly the right time.
Always work with/surround yourself with people who help make you a better version of you. Kindly avoid those who don't.
Regarding the creative: never assume you're the master, only the student. Your audience will determine if you're masterful.
A migraine is the cockblock of writing.
If you focus on the humanity of your stories, your characters, then the horror will be stronger, scarier. Without the humanity, the horror becomes nothing more than a tawdry parlor trick. All flash and no magic, and worst of all, no heart.