There will be many times when we won't look good-to ourselves or anyone else. We need to stop demanding that we do. It is impossible to get better and look good at the same time.
Judging your early artistic efforts is artist abuse.
Pray to catch the bus, then run as fast as you can.
Do what intrigues you, explore what interests you; think mystery, not mastery.
When we walk, the two halves of our brains converse.
We have this idea that we need to be in the mood to write. We don't.