tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post5584796084115750972..comments2024-02-22T05:37:41.257-05:00Comments on Christine Rains - Writer: Wicked Wednesday - your own worst criticChristine Rainshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-72417591830511559412016-01-22T19:16:15.039-05:002016-01-22T19:16:15.039-05:00Yeah I'm with you.. I have my ups and downs al...Yeah I'm with you.. I have my ups and downs all the time. I find if i just jump in and get working on the problem, it's the quickest way to get it out of my thoughts:)T.F. Walshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01607519348281253754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-79226303283166039492016-01-21T10:18:38.032-05:002016-01-21T10:18:38.032-05:00Annalisa, chocolate works well for me too!
Misha,...Annalisa, chocolate works well for me too!<br /><br />Misha, bargaining helps me sometimes, and it is good to remember to celebrate!Christine Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-53159768871070012812016-01-21T09:56:10.638-05:002016-01-21T09:56:10.638-05:00I'm the same. I kind of bargain with mine by m...I'm the same. I kind of bargain with mine by making it wait until I can use it constructively. (Such as when I have to edit my or other people's work.)<br /><br />Small things adding up is a very clever way of handling it too, so to make that possible, I actively set myself millions of little goals and then celebrate whenever I achieve one. :-DMisha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-88488607998076030032016-01-21T09:46:41.355-05:002016-01-21T09:46:41.355-05:00I'm giving my brand new project a wide berth a...I'm giving my brand new project a wide berth at the moment (already! It really is brand new), because my inner critic just won't shut up. It thinks my idea is the worst idea ever in the whole history of ideas. I will silence it with chocolate ;-)<br /><br />Chipping away seems like a great idea.Annalisa Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-716448247413724702016-01-21T09:40:53.146-05:002016-01-21T09:40:53.146-05:00Meradeth, I try to catch myself doing it too. Then...Meradeth, I try to catch myself doing it too. Then I'm susceptible to arguing with my inner critic!<br /><br />Cherie, yes, CPs do help greatly! :)<br /><br />Chrys, I agree. I'd love to be able to write a perfect first draft.<br /><br />Holly, that's very important to remember!<br /><br />Mark, good rule!<br /><br />Mshatch, I want an inner cheerleader!<br /><br />Yolanda, thanks!<br /><br />Mary, LOL. Yes, it should sit in the corner!<br /><br />Patricia, other voices are always helpful.<br /><br />Stephanie, that's smart!Christine Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-19604994753858823742016-01-21T09:36:46.726-05:002016-01-21T09:36:46.726-05:00Hilary, doing a chore sometimes helps me too.
Ale...Hilary, doing a chore sometimes helps me too.<br /><br />Alex, or have a clone do it for you. *winks*<br /><br />Madeline, I'm trying to learn to be more gentle with myself.<br /><br />Mac, it truly is!<br /><br />Sarah, I think a lot of people aren't good at handling it.<br /><br />Crystal, age has given me the wisdom to know just to push on forward too.<br /><br />Joss, ha! I hope it doesn't stick that way!<br /><br />M.J., some days that's all we can do.<br /><br />M, that feeling drives me batty too.Christine Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-1234715233620336222016-01-21T09:23:30.846-05:002016-01-21T09:23:30.846-05:00I think because I write my book in small chunks ev...I think because I write my book in small chunks every day, I can shut that critic up. I just write a little, then move on to writing something for one of my clients. In between, I build up my courage to give it a go again!Stephanie Farishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461865229341760836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-53607346006700027032016-01-20T17:37:05.653-05:002016-01-20T17:37:05.653-05:00Lately, when my inner critic pops up, if it's ...Lately, when my inner critic pops up, if it's a story I've been working on and had other opinions on, I ask people what they think because I usually have some question that it's brought up and I've been mulling as a result.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-39343822367951916392016-01-20T16:53:34.759-05:002016-01-20T16:53:34.759-05:00Hmmm, drinking? lol Just kidding. Yoga can help me...Hmmm, drinking? lol Just kidding. Yoga can help me. Sometimes I just tell it to shutup and go sit in the corner. Unlike Baby, it should sit in the corner.M Paxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14096697282530998519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-30325420128085448812016-01-20T15:57:00.380-05:002016-01-20T15:57:00.380-05:00Why do we grasp onto the negative so tightly?
Grea...Why do we grasp onto the negative so tightly?<br />Great ideas on how to deflect that critic - lovely!Yolanda Renéehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09085436784133103221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-63580751203166772472016-01-20T15:22:35.940-05:002016-01-20T15:22:35.940-05:00Oh boy, I totally get this! If only we all an inne...Oh boy, I totally get this! If only we all an inner cheerleader, too. mshatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06308916014310536449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-47031332826218242982016-01-20T13:08:59.940-05:002016-01-20T13:08:59.940-05:00I generally have a rule for my inner critic...he i...I generally have a rule for my inner critic...he isn't allowed to speak up until the first chapter is done. Otherwise, I end up defeating myself before I've even started:) Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01793077012143289985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-22329412045382551022016-01-20T12:52:16.242-05:002016-01-20T12:52:16.242-05:00I try an remember the time my inner critic said, &...I try an remember the time my inner critic said, "Eh, not bad." :)H. R. Sinclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06715450637785127208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-87839362544288143472016-01-20T12:32:59.548-05:002016-01-20T12:32:59.548-05:00Ha. All the time! I think most of us are our own w...Ha. All the time! I think most of us are our own worst critic because we want our work to be perfect. <br /><br />Chipping away, bit by bit, is great advice. Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-76300049423276051452016-01-20T11:49:14.789-05:002016-01-20T11:49:14.789-05:00I manage to silence my inner critic when I'm w...I manage to silence my inner critic when I'm writing first drafts, but when it comes to editing, it rears its ugly head. I try to ignore it and let my critique partners' support guide me away from the negativity. It has its place, only if it doesn't get in the way of fixing things.Cherie Reichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16663147386014122939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-74734315701648633442016-01-20T11:16:16.227-05:002016-01-20T11:16:16.227-05:00I like the concept of chipping away at it. I'm...I like the concept of chipping away at it. I'm quite terribly about criticizing myself, but I have been trying to catch myself when I do it, if only to keep it to a minimum.Meradeth Houstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06741790047121063893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-36311771717140569442016-01-20T10:43:06.468-05:002016-01-20T10:43:06.468-05:00I just try to keep writing regardless, though some...I just try to keep writing regardless, though sometimes it feels pointless.<br /><br />Right now my chief difficulty is lack of control over what happens once the book is done and out in the world. I'm working my tail off to get it reviewed, noticed, whatever, but there's only so much I can do! It's largely out of my hands. And that's tough to accept.Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13464393340517511305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-88488871830354109962016-01-20T09:40:55.661-05:002016-01-20T09:40:55.661-05:00I am my own worst critic, too, and mostly, I don&#...I am my own worst critic, too, and mostly, I don't handle it. I just try to keep my head down and power on through.M.J. Fifieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15626475963328519693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-14927483779930699272016-01-20T08:57:46.074-05:002016-01-20T08:57:46.074-05:00I make that face constantly. So much so I often wo...I make that face constantly. So much so I often wonder if my mother's warning about the wind changing and it staying that way have come true. <br />I've been working really hard to battle back my own criticism of myself and just get on with it. It's not easy, but I am slowly, but surely getting better. :) Josshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07326304210756061011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-86850977065199300192016-01-20T08:41:56.229-05:002016-01-20T08:41:56.229-05:00Ah...that annoying fool. She's a hard one to i...Ah...that annoying fool. She's a hard one to ignore. Truthfully, I just keep writing, knowing from experience that the words will come together the way I like them by the final draft and I just have to be patient with myself. Experience is the ultimate way to trump the inner voice.Crystal Collierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03912469552483168148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-34166592657386809482016-01-20T08:24:14.926-05:002016-01-20T08:24:14.926-05:00I think I make that face every day, lol.
I'm n...I think I make that face every day, lol.<br />I'm not so good at handling my inner critic. I'd like to just write without worrying about how bad it may be, since I can always go back and fix it. Having bad words would be better than no words. Sarah Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09481750127533816819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-25249724292363990372016-01-20T07:55:56.792-05:002016-01-20T07:55:56.792-05:00Does it amaze you, that we can read a paragraph te...Does it amaze you, that we can read a paragraph ten times and find a change/correction on every pass?<br /> <br />It is bizarre. Author R. Mac Wheelerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15679108828353499313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-28692318585239580252016-01-20T07:38:03.970-05:002016-01-20T07:38:03.970-05:00This is a great phrase - "avoid the void.&quo...This is a great phrase - "avoid the void." :)<br /><br />Sometimes I have to whip myself into action, other times I aim for a more gentle approach. Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-13729994848612803762016-01-20T06:47:49.416-05:002016-01-20T06:47:49.416-05:00I think I just plow forward without thinking...I think I just plow forward without thinking...Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-67797064737200095022016-01-20T02:54:34.311-05:002016-01-20T02:54:34.311-05:00Hi Christine - it's difficult isn't it .. ...Hi Christine - it's difficult isn't it .. I do something else, take a walk and make a decision .. get on with it, or start again ... and I do make faces! Cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.com