Tag 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 →

Posted in Creator and Editor, feedback, inner editor, Joni Cole, revision | Tagged creative practice, Editor and CReator, feedback, inner editor, Joni Cole, revision, supervision | 2 Comments

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 →

Posted in academic writing, inner editor, procrastination, strong inner critic, Uncategorized, writer's block | Tagged inner editor, internal critical, Pat Thomson, procrastination, writer's block, writing demons | 6 Comments

the pluses and minuses of #acwri self-diagnosis

Posted on January 29, 2015 by pat thomson

I don’t write much about my dogs. I have two. They’re fairly elderly now and becoming plagued by ailments that are not really life threatening, but do need attention. It all began when the older of the two got terribly … Continue reading →