Well it turns out Nike, Shia Labeouf, and Senator Palpatine were right. You just have to do it (or dew it). After being out of school for over six years, I really lost my way. I never truly gained confidence as an artist. I started being anxious about drawing, always assuming that whatever I drew wouldn't be good enough. Over the last month I took some online classes to get back to basics and it forced me to draw every day. I stopped worrying about how the end result would look and just drew for study purposes. This resulted in better execution and more creativity.
I knew my sketch work was more lively than my ink work, but never knew how to fix it. It turned out that by just placing the lines down on paper, I could keep the liveliness of my sketch work. It doesn't have to be perfect, it just has to be fun and anxiety free.
I wish I could have figured this all out years ago, but I'm glad I know now. The mediums and techniques you use are just details. To be creative you just have to take time to sit down and do it.