More on Taming the Inner Critic; Excerpt from my book: A Friendly Guide to Writing and Ghostwriting
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In my book, “A friendly Guide to writing and Ghostwriting,” I wrote this: When you make a commitment to treat yourself with respect, The critical voice will become a whisper in the background of your creative expression. Prolific author Stephen King found a way to outfox the inner critic. When he finishes a first draft, he resists the urge to edit. He doesn’t want to give his inner critic a chance to judge and nitpick. He also doesn't want to give himself a chance to get attached to any part of his writing. After he puts the draft away for a month, after the voices have died down, then and only then does he look at his work again with a critical eye as he attempts to cut at least ten percent of his total word count.
More on Taming the Inner Critic; Excerpt from my book: A Friendly Guide to Writing and Ghostwriting
More on Taming the Inner Critic; Excerpt from…
More on Taming the Inner Critic; Excerpt from my book: A Friendly Guide to Writing and Ghostwriting
In my book, “A friendly Guide to writing and Ghostwriting,” I wrote this: When you make a commitment to treat yourself with respect, The critical voice will become a whisper in the background of your creative expression. Prolific author Stephen King found a way to outfox the inner critic. When he finishes a first draft, he resists the urge to edit. He doesn’t want to give his inner critic a chance to judge and nitpick. He also doesn't want to give himself a chance to get attached to any part of his writing. After he puts the draft away for a month, after the voices have died down, then and only then does he look at his work again with a critical eye as he attempts to cut at least ten percent of his total word count.