I have a question: is there such a thing as stamina when it comes to writing? And, is it likely to increase if I stick at it? I seem to go through bursts of creativity and then nothing for days. I find I am switching off a little when plot issues that need to be ironed out require some rewriting and often only really have the the passion to write the "new stuff" even when I know that will itself be flawed and need to be revisited. I am starting to wonder if I should discipline myself to do so many hours of the "ironing out" per day. Is this something that eases with time or you become more efficient at? I think I can deal with the notion of working on a long piece being a case of: three steps forward and two back but as I get further into my project I am starting to feel that the housekeeping aspect of going back and rewriting might be growing exponentially to the point it will stall the new stuff completely. When I have hit this stage before I have given up as I end up being dissatisfied with what came out in the creative burst when it's under closer inspection or I realize that something I really like has to be jettisoned because of how the plot or a character has later developed.