Writing is hard.
No, really. I'm sure every artist struggles with this, but translating what's in your head to whatever form of expression you're using at the time is a huge battle. Mostly because whatever you can conjure in your head seems pristine and relatively flawless. Once it begins to make that transition, and you realize that the diamond must be cut, the disparity between idea and reality can be disheartening. I'm sure this is a good part of the reason that you see so many people say they're going to work on their art, or write a novel, or write a script, or whatever, and then never commit to that statement. I bet famous artists and writers often weren't satisfied with what they produced, either, which makes me wonder what must have been floating around in their heads.
I've had a lot more fun laying out the background of a world and characters than I have actually writing a story. George Lucas also said he was better at coming up with concepts than writing a story. That doesn't bode very well for what I'm doing.
Practice makes perfect, but practice is hard to keep up with. Gotta keep your eye on the finish line, I suppose.
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