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Don’t we all have that negative guy in our head that tells us what we are writing is stupid, useless, or crap?

I have my days with the demon.

I don’t have a magic bullet for killing him off instantly. I can only tell you how I do it.

Usually I am writing away for a good piece of time and then IT happens.

I look at the lines I have just written or the last few paragraphs and here he comes, and he has really foul language.

“What the #$%& do you think you are doing? You are not your father. Nobody cares what you think. Nobody cares what story you are telling.You are a hack. You’re a #$%^ing idiot.”

Most of the time it is only one of those sentences, thankfully.

But think about it; my dad was incredible. Whether you ever read him or not he was a tremendous storyteller. Engaging, creative, and exciting storyteller. Those words describe my dad.

So who am I?

I am a writer. I am a storyteller.

I write. I write several days a week. I am also a mom so I never make 7 days. Maybe when both my kids are out of the house, but not yet. Probably they would both need to be out of the house and in a different time zone without the internet or phone…not happening. We shall see though.

What do I do when that jerk writing critic shows up?

I walk away for the day so I don’t edit my work into oblivion following his direction. He is no storyteller.

I write a blog post.

I go for a walk.

I surf the internet, which then ends the writing for the day.

I clean. I cook.

I may come back later, but I don’t stress about it.

Sometimes I try all of it. 

So far he has never shown up at the beginning of a writing session. This is a win.

Now go write. Right?