Yyyyyyyeah... It shocked me when I found out too. But you know who else I share a birthday with??
Better a world class progressive rock drummer than "that guy", right? Plus, it aligns with my passion outside of KE, soooo...
As for your question, Comrade... I really don't know. Call it ADHD, being out there en la pendeja, or just how my brain works... But it is very easy for me to create characters. Some of them, like Marina and Hikaru, I've had for ALMOST 20 YEARS. There are many others who are very recent, like Willow, Tsuyu et al. And my inspiration can literally come from anywhere. A woman I see on the street, a model on social media, drawings, porn, what have you.
Of course, that's not to say that I don't always hit the nail on the head or that I always have a backstory and interactions planned for them. But if I am creating a character, I NEVER discard them. Something might come up that I can use them on, even if it takes a long time for it, for example Myriel, Tyler and Raina. When I started getting serious about making NSFW comics, I *knew* I wanted to use them for something. It just didn't materialize until very recently, and I'm very happy with the outcome.
The truth is, even if I'm currently dealing with writers block for my mainline comic books, I don't EVER want to stop creating something, sexual or not. I feel like I lose a piece of what little of my humanity I have left every time I don't let something out. I'm not the kind of person who will talk to people about how I feel; what makes me happy, sad, angry, frightful... So by creating these characters, this universe, I leave a little of me in every narrative I commit to paper. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. As for what I do here, it all comes down to my desires, my fantasies and of course, my perception about life, people and how I wish things were to a certain point. So with this in mind, I try to at least do one thing I enjoy doing, and try to be the best I can be with each new issue.
And thanks, brother. It hasn't been easy lately and I know it will only become harder. But at this point in life, it's either do or die. And I'm sure as fuck not dying without a fight. Sending a big hug your way!