Keep going!
This is great!
I really like that part!
You know you can do it!
What are you doing?
What is this trash?
No one else will read this!
Nobody would like it.
Don’t give up!
You can still make it better.
Try something like this.
Maybe rewrite that scene.
That’s even worse!
Couldn’t you go the other way?
What if this part were different?
Readers will want another ending.
Forget the readers;
You have to like it first.
Are you happy with it yet?
Are you ready for feedback?
Don’t go for critique yet!
You know you want to edit more.
You’re better than this!
Let’s see what else you’ve got.
I think it’s fine like this!
You’re already a good writer.
But you don’t want to be good;
You want to be great!
But you are great!
You love what you write!
No, you’re on your way to great.
Readers have to love what you write.
There you go!
That’s pretty good now.
That’s better.
You definitely improved it.
Is it good enough for you?
Is it good enough for readers?
Great! Now go and show it to the world.
I know what you mean!
The most frustrating part is when both voices try to talk at the same time, haha! Thanks for reading! 🙂
This sounds so familiar. The hardest part for me is when the negative voice speaks the most. =)
I have those moments too. The inner critic can be brutal, but at least she has good intentions. Thanks for reading! 🙂
hmmm, are you reading my mind???
Haha, a few other people have asked the same thing! I’m sure almost every writer hears both of these voices at some point during the creative process. I know I hear them all the time! 😛