He must get words onto paper even if he is dissatisfied with them. Auden Writing is an exploration . You start from nothing and learn as you go. . . . Writing is like driving at night in the fog. You can only see as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way. . . .
Writing is a socially acceptable form of schizophrenia.
Because it isn't there. You can't wait for inspiration . You have to go after it with a club. No professional writer can afford only to write when he feels like it. If he waits till he is in the mood, till he has the inspiration, he waits indefinitely and ends by producing little or nothing.