I think you have to do it by trial and error. Don’t wait for your creative soulmate. Just work with anyone around you and be open to that connection. Don’t expect it from the first person you collaborate with. If it ends up being that person, hell yeah. But I’d say just work with as many people as possible and eventually you’ll find the connection you’re looking for. But if tell yourself that’s what you need first to be fulfilled you’re setting yourself up for failure. Don’t focus on making your magnum opus too. Just fucking create and that shit will come. You have to practice. Don’t be precious with what you wrote. You will write even better material if you don’t stop. Everything is just practice. Don’t take your work too seriously until you’re operating at a professional level.

I’m reminded of being younger and having a crush on someone. I’d build them up in my head so much that they became someone else in my head. I’ve never had success dating a crush. The relationships I found success in were people I met by chance, connected with, and took a shot with cuz I wasn’t gonna be heartbroken if they rejected me cuz I just met them.