What would a nontoxic god think of your creative goals? Might such a god really exist?
Accept the fact that you're an artist and stop second-guessing yourself. Just do it.
Creativity occurs in the moment, and in the moment we are timeless.
Being in the mood to write, like being in the mood to make love, is a luxury that isn't necessary in a long-term relationship. Just as the first caress can lead to a change of heart, the first sentence, however tentative and awkward, can lead to a desire to go just a little further.
In creativity, as in running, you have to start where you are.
When we put the pen to paper, we articulate things in our life that we may have felt vague about. Before you write about something, somebody says, 'How do you feel?' and you say, 'Oh, I feel okay.' Then you write about it, and you discover you don't feel okay.