Moods

Question: Are writers more moody than other people?

This is of course something that is hard to quantify. How do you measures moods, from a scientific perspective?

The reason for asking, is that I feel as a writer that I have to have an exceeding high level of self awareness. If I am not emotionally literate, how can I hope to write emotionally literate characters?

And, unfortunately, I am coming to the conclusion that I am one moody git. I try, and I think I succeed, in not letting my moods affect those close to me, but my moodiness does not make for a serene and happy life for me.

So what came first? The moodiness or the urge to create? Or are they both just different sides of the same coin, and I just need to suck it up, stop whinging about it, and crack on son.

Thanks for listening.

Iain...............