Honestly I enjoyed this writing. Writing without stress and hence everything looks smooth - you are not forced at all. The flow is generated subconsciously and hence is natural.
It is actually hard to spur creativity, it comes like a thunder. It needs the clouds and raindrops (events in life) to give you the inspiration (the interaction between ions in the clouds). What I normally do is, get out of my normal routine and do something strange. Most of the times, it works. Else, just take a nap and let it hit naturally :D
Thanks :)
Ya, usually I just write what comes to me, unless I'm touching something up or have something I've been thinking about throughout the day.
Those sound like some solid methods!