{"id":393,"date":"2009-03-16T00:57:12","date_gmt":"2009-03-16T06:57:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/?p=393"},"modified":"2009-03-14T18:28:53","modified_gmt":"2009-03-15T00:28:53","slug":"5-ways-to-master-your-inner-critic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/2009\/03\/16\/5-ways-to-master-your-inner-critic\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Ways to Master Your Inner Critic"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Do you ever wonder if your inner critic will leave you alone? You know the voice I mean. The one who always tells you that what you write is shlock and sounds like your 9th grade writing teacher. (Okay, that’s what my<\/em> inner critic often sounds like.) She or he tells you that your grammar is all wrong, that you’ve made a poor word choice, or that you topic is just so unoriginal and uninspiring. Well, what are you going to do? You’re going to call inner critic busters<\/em>, and do these five steps.<\/p>\n

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1. Befriend your inner critic<\/h3>\n

Yes, that’s right. You’re going to take 15 to 20 minutes to free write and interview your inner critic. Interview her and ask for name, purpose for showing up in your life, and what it gets out of taking up space in your head and heart.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Once you know why she’s there, strike a bargain, because guess what? You actually need your inner critic, just not when you write your first drafts. So you’re the boss. You get to lay down then ground rules. Which brings us to Step 2.<\/p>\n

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2. Give Your Critic Something to Do<\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n

What does that mean? It means that while you are writing your first draft, do things that can distract that part of your mind that needs to be doing something, anything that is linear, counting oriented, or detail oriented, which is great for editing but not for the outpouring that is first draft writing.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Some of the ways I distract my inner critic:<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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