Comment by MetaWhirledPeas

> I disagree. Famously Douglas Adams had to be forced to write every sentence

Who says we all need to be Douglas Adams? If the book is only for you then the bar is very low.

With creativity there's an overlap between creating for oneself and creating for others. You might start with the former but end up craving the latter. But most people creating things don't require validation from others; it would just be nice.