Oh yeah, I know from writer's block... I wrote the very first draft of "Hubris" at least four years ago <g> But for me (not everyone, I know), posting deadlines do a marvellous job of chasing the block away. A friend of mine is the exact opposite, she says the stress would kill her <g>
But then, I wouldn't want to post while I'm writing unless I thought I had a pretty good idea of how the story was going to play out. The details always sneak up and surprise me, but I like to have an overall plot outline before I even start writing.
PJ