The hardest part about it seems to be just writing things down. I have to get rid of my judgmental views on my writing, i think (as all writers do), and realize that if this isn't a killer tune, big deal, its good practice.
It's harder than today's writers, because I'm not interested in writing in the "I'm Trapped in the maze of my brain, there's no escaping the pain, once we realize we're all the same, i'm going insane", type approach. It's so meaningless, and I'm sorry to those of you on this board that write like that, but the majority of it isn't creative at all.
Just my thoughts.