Those were the days:

Those were the days:

…Solitude, doods. But all of us already knew that, didn’t we? Cuz we discovered that truth the way creative people discover everything: All by our lonesomes.

But if you’re the kinda peep who needs authority figures, here ya go:
This whole article feels redundant to us, but that doesn’t keep it from being necessary:

by Mark Nichol
Sounds good to us:

“Forced association” is a method for generating ideas when you’re stuck. It can be useful anytime you are stuck for a fresh idea.
If there’s one thing new writers love, it’s articles about getting their reluctant/fearful/who-the-hell knows selves to actually write. Charlotte Rains Dixon, doyenne of writer-advisors, offers her take on how we can all kick ourselves in the pants:
We are writers.