Writing in a Vacuum

Writers need coping mechanisms to deal with the mine fields of hollywood. How do you navigate this very difficult turrain and stay in touch with that inner child who produces your greatest vision? Tenacity is a skill that we all have to develop. Community, anbat is one of the smartest things iave ever heard anybody say about the artistic life. You're talking about waking up three, four in the morning and your motions are awake, but your intelllect is asleep. Holy crapped. Would you do us the extreme gift of being specific, either about your own life or some one that you knew? i think that some specificity there would be fantastic.