Writers' Bloc

Atavachron wrote: ^ Well yes, lyrics are just another wordform, but when I would actually try to match it all, it wasn't just the rhythmic metres that gave trouble, it was the melodies and, as Angie points out, the theme or imagery of the words.   Not so easy unless one is a natural songsmith like McCartney or Stevie Wonder.

It's the exact opposite for me.  I thoroughly enjoy the process of writing.  Yes, too much at a stretch can get tiresome so I maintain a discipline.  When I was working on a novel last year, I would write intensely for an hour maybe two hours tops everyday, thus both staying fresh and also maintaining the momentum.  But once I am done, I get very critical of my work and start to doubt its quality.  Maybe it's just that I am yet to completely find myself as a writer because the problem is that everything about the story that's in my head doesn't get onto the paper (or word processor to be precise) and that's frustrating.  

I use to like the pre-writing daydreaming phase the most. Now, it less of a struggle to write, but I'd say having written something feels the best. I am currently revising a 20+ page short story, and finishing the first draft of it was very liberating. I've written a good bit of poetry this year, but this was the first piece of fiction I was able to finish in a couple years.