Category Archives: inner editor

help your inner ‘Creator’ and ‘Editor’ get along

Posted on January 18, 2021 by pat thomson

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 →

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tame your inner writing demon

Posted on April 27, 2017 by pat thomson

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 →

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revisions suck (sic)

Posted on March 7, 2016 by pat thomson

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 →