I'm surprised no one said it yet so I'll be the bad guy here.
You need to forget about "anime" and "style" for now and focus on the basics.
At some point, it'll all be the same anyway.
Draw from life so you understand form, perspective, proportion and volume better.
Try to copy other peoples works to better understand a variety of stylization and composition.
Only construct something after you think you got an idea how it actually looks or else, you will just regurgitate the same visual clichees that you picked up from pre-stylized works of your favorite artists again and again.
Limiting yourself to "anime" traditions will only serve to slow your progress down and limit your range.
Will Terrell did a nice video on a healthy approach towards coming up with your own stylized character.
Try something like that and never be afraid to try out new things if you feel you got "stuck".
If you haven't already, I would also highly suggest you get yourself a sketchbook in which you draw something every day.
It doesn't matter what it is, it doesn't have to "look good" (mistakes are not the end of the world, learning to accept them, learning from them and moving on is a big part of this) and you don't even have to show it to anybody, just try and make drawing something every day a habit of yours.