The Battle Between Creativity and Perfectionism

One thing I know I will definitely have to to get over is my perfectionism. Here is the way the writing process should work:

1. Writer comes up with an idea.

2. Writer craps everything out on paper

3. Writer reads over his crap, organizes and edits.

4. Writer is finished and is very happy.

However, it seems that this is how I work:

1. Matt comes up with an idea.

2. Matt tries to write the whole piece in his head.

3. Matt stares at a blank computer screen for an hour.

4. Matt spends another hour writing his first sentence.

5. Matt plays on Facebook for a while.

6. Matt finishes his opening paragraph by nightfall.

7. Matt gets frustrated and abandons the project for snacks and Playstation.

Obviously, there is a difference between my ideal and what actually goes on. I am usually satisfied with what I write once it is written, but it's getting to that point that is difficult for me. I seem to have a problem translating what's in my head to paper, and I'm not sure what to do about it.

Freewriting is hard for me. I hate spitting out sentences and paragraphs and knowing that they don't look anything like what they should, and it's hard for me to accept that. I'm a perfectionist, and it's stifling my creativity.

And that's all I have to report.