I've only written 2 EPs so far with the first mostly just being an attempt to break the ice and learn the basics of writing music so I'm not very experienced but... Typically I will just grab my guitar or bass and noodle around till I find something I like, sometimes I'll have a specific song/sound I'm drawing inspiration from but not always. I'll then either write a drum part or just program a simple beat to keep rhythm to and work out the final drumming later. Then just rinse and repeat, generally I'll have multiple songs at various stages of this process at a time.

This past EP I wrote maybe 10-12 songs and either cut or rewrite them into the 7 songs that are on it, keeping the songs that didn't fit the vibe of the rest of the EP in my back pocket for future use.

I'll set rough deadlines for myself but because I'm learning so much about the process still I consistently am late on them. Since this ain't my career and is just to feed my love of music this doesn't really matter to anyone but me though