I think this is the process for just about anything worth doing. Working through that middle part can be tough, particularly if you haven't done it before or it has been a while since you last did. That last phase does feel great though. Great enough to start it all again, even knowing that pain is coming.

Creative process: 1) This is going to be awesome 2) This is hard 3) This is terrible 4) I'm terrible 5) Hey, not bad 6) That was awesome

— Kazu Kibuishi (@boltcity) August 19, 2013