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Category Archives: inner editor
help your inner ‘Creator’ and ‘Editor’ get along
You’re writing? And feeling a bit pulled in two directions at once? Perhaps that’s not surprising. Writers have two inter-related personae –the Creator and the Editor. Well, that’s according to Joni B Cole, and indeed a lot of other people … Continue reading
Posted in Creator and Editor, feedback, inner editor, Joni Cole, revision
Tagged creative practice, Editor and CReator, feedback, inner editor, Joni Cole, revision, supervision
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tame your inner writing demon
We all have writing demons. They go by various names – imposters, internal critics, inner editors, blockages, procrastinations … they are nasty and stop you writing. Mostly you wish they’d go away and just leave you be. But I’m here … Continue reading
revisions suck (sic)
I’ve been revising. My co-author Chris and I have produced about eight versions of a book manuscript. Yes, you read right, eight. From two versions of individual chapters through two interim versions to reach the one sent out to review, … Continue reading
Posted in inner editor, revision, strong inner critic
Tagged Christine Hall, Pat Thomson, revision, strong inner critic
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