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OP, in other recent posts of yours, you are asking for basic songwriting advice and stated you don’t know how to write songs. Nothing wrong with that.
Songwriting, and releasing an EP, should take you a year+ anyways. I would spend the next year working on songwriting. It takes practice.
If your drummer refuses to practice, move on. If he is practicing, then he can accomplish a lot while you are learning to write. Be patient. A friendship and musical chemistry will be far more valuable to a band than instrument chops.
To go a step further, get organized. Set individual goals and group goals. Write them down. Something like “this month I will write a basic 3 chord song and drummer will learn two different parts for it.” Achievable, reasonable, and has a timeline.
Purchase and read How to Make It In the New Music Business, it will give you some perspective on what it takes to put out this EP you’re dreaming of.
Lastly, ask yourself if you’re taking out your frustration and anxiety about writing and recording... on your drummer. This requires some real honesty. It took me longer than I’d wish to realize this about myself, but it’s easy for us to project our insecurities on a bandmate when the best thing we could do is just contribute more ourselves. Especially if you’re in a leadership role, most of the time you need to inspire others through your actions, not words.
This is all normal by the way. The best bands go far with honesty about ego and a lot of hard work. The ability to listen while playing is infinitely more important than technical skill and theory.
Good luck!