inner critic
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In my last blog, I wrote about those critical voices inside our heads that never seem to completely leave the creative process. If you’re struggling with your inner critic in your writing practice, here are three things to try: Here are a few additional resources on working with your inner critic: Get Rid of That…
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I must have started this month’s post over a dozen times in my head, thinking of an idea, turning it around a few times in my mind, and then dismissing it, the flash of inspiration extinguished by the desire to get it right. Because January brings with it a particular pressure—even if what we’re trying…
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A few years ago, I had a meeting with one of the professors in my MFA program. We were meant to discuss an idea I had for a novel, but instead, we talked mainly about my process. I’d just been at a craft session where a writer talked about how you should be writing, strongly…
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For weeks I’ve been struggling with the point of view of my current short story. For a Story is a State of Mind exercise, I chose a first person central point of view, but that exercise has blossomed into an unruly narrative with over 8,000 words of freewriting that I’m now trying to rein in. And I…