The creative process is the same regardless of what field you apply it to. Check out this quote from a recent Washington Post article about the restaurant industry.
"food television has created a pervasive, mistaken perception among young, aspiring chefs that success is earned less through patience and perseverance than it is through sudden fame"
The key words: PATIENCE and PERSEVERANCE.
I'll say it again: PATIENCE and PERSEVERANCE.
One more time: PATIENCE and PERSEVERANCE.