woot! im an acoustic, rythmic, songwriting, bad voicing whore! i too have been playing just under a yr....next month is a yr...yes it is normal when u find it easier to descend on a scale compared to ascending....but with practice its all good...well as far as 'where should i go from here'..id suggest experimenting with different kinds of riffs...like try to come up with ur own stuff and add a little complex stuff into it...like picking and whatnot...different strumming patterns, well depends on what style u play...id probably stick to rythm because i cant play lead for nuts...well blues is alright but yeah..anyhoo...thats imo.. :)