I used to hate days like that. But for some reason, they’ve been infrequent and happen hardly ever anymore. If I can’t find the inspiration, I generally noodle around with writing until something forms or a walk clears my head.
I also don’t have trouble sleeping.
I have craploads to be thankful for, believe me, I know it.
I’ve never quite seen the sense in getting hung up on the first sentence. You can always write some of the rest and then GO BACK to the first sentence. Oh well.
I hardly ever write the first sentence first. Way too much of a hurdle. If I do, it ends up getting changed more often than not.