Excellent article.
If you don’t ask, the answer is already “No”, and if you don’t try, you’ve already failed. Even if you don’t finish, every word you write is a win, because you are writing, learning, and expanding.
Do you write with anyone? When my kids were younger, I would go into their room and sit with them while they were falling asleep. I had my laptop. and I would write there while listening to whatever kids music they had playing at the time. I got a lot done.