What do you enjoy about the process of writing?

I really wanted to find out from all you people who actually write stuff what you enjoy about the process. Is there a kind of "writer's high," like a runner's high, where you can get in the zone and just go? Or is it a slow, painstaking process like building a stone wall, but you love the difficulty of it? I burn out quickly when I try to write, not from lack of ideas, but out of frustration about how slow the process is of getting words from my brain, down through my fingers to the paper or screen, so I'd like to know what some of the good, enjoyable parts of writing are that I might be overlooking.

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JupiterDreams · 31-35

My reasons might be kind of simple and cliché...

I like getting to know my characters. Letting them venture around the world I've made for them. I like describing their environment, weaving words together to create something pretty or thoughtful.

Once I finish the first draft, I feel accomplished. But working on the second and third draft is stressful, because you might have to delete things you liked (that don't fit in with the story), etc.

So, I enjoy writing because it's what I'm meant to do. But it can be a frustrating job.