One for the writers and the wannabes

If you've ever written anything creative [or, Grud forbid, you do this regularly for money], you must read the opening paragraphs of this posting on The Artful Writer. Boy, does this absolutely nail the I-have-no-talent-long-dark-tea-time-of-the-soul blues. After the first few paragraphs, it turns into an interesting dissection of how screenwriter Howard Michael Gould writes. Lots of good ideas and stuff. But the first few paragraphs? That's the juice.