I'm discouraged.
Whenever I want to write, I tend to look at professional works - anime, books, songs, moves, etc. - for inspiration. However, this tends to have a painful side-effect; it feeds the demonic voice in my head that keeps telling me my ideas are no good. When I look at a good anime or movie, I am often impressed by the visuals and how they, without words or speech, can capture the viewers' imaginations. Then, when I go to write, I am left wondering if mere words can compare. As the old saying goes, "a picture is worth a thousand words". Do I have to write a thousand-word essay just to give the impression of a powerful figure, a splendid character?
And, of course, there is also the feeling that my ideas pale in comparison. When I want to write sci-fi, for example, I sometimes look to Gurren Lagann for inspiration. Now, this is highly subjective, but it would be difficult to say that Gurren Lagann is not an impresive visual feast, and it tells a good story to boot. It makes me wonder how my ideas can possibly compare to this animated masterclass. I'm also quite wary of drawing inspiration, sometimes, because what is inspiration to me might be seen as plagiarism to someone else.
Maybe I'm just discouraging myself here.
I need advice.