The real writing process consists of at least 8 steps.
1. You get an idea.
2. You figure the idea isn’t good enough so you procrastinate.
3. You write what you think you should write about the idea, even though you doubt it’s worthy.
4. Self-doubt settles in and you put it aside.
5. You consider it again and do some editing.
6. More self-doubt comes over you.
7. You decide maybe it needs more editing.
8. Totally frustrated with yourself, you send out a query or the real thing for a publisher to read.
By now you’ve convinced yourself that it wasn’t worth the paper it was printed on so you say you don’t care what happens. Oops, another idea hits you and you start again.
Yes, that’s the real writing process.