whatcha gotta do is draw from a source first of all, since, drawing from memory is damn tricky and it doesn't work too well. so if you are aspiring to draw anime stuff, draw some existing pictures with lots of variation in poses, facial expressions, perspective etc. while doing this stuff you'll learn what to do to make it look right and what not to do, and soon enough you can take the drawing a step further by taking the base of an image, say the face/head of an anime character, but, changing the image, such as different hair, so you're learning how to do different things on your own.
i'm not 100% sure this works with anime, but, hey, its worth a try?
or you can ignore my 'advice' and carry on with what you are doing, i don't mind, since whatever you choose must be the best option for you, and should be fun.
bye addicted