Lots of people want to have written; they don't want to write. In other words, they want to see their name on the front cover of a book and their grinning picture on the back. But this is what comes at the end of a job, not at the beginning.
As with anything, you need to keep your creative juices flowing and keep the character interesting.
You need a balance in life between dealing with what's going on inside and not being so absorbed in yourself that it takes over.