Your Inner Critic

Hey all,
As you might have already found out (if your a frequent writer) you're going to have days where you're bursting with ideas and are feeling very confident. There unfortunately also are going to be days where you have no idea what to write, and maybe not feeling very positive about what you're working on. An author that was at a teen writing program I recently went to said :

"When you are writing, ask your inner critic to leave the room... then when you are done, invite it back in."

Though I am not one the type of person that struggles with inner critics I know that there are writers, young, old, professional, or beginner that have inner critics whispering in there ear. It is very important to ask your critic to go away!

If your feeling down because you have no idea what to write, (and not because your discouraged) it might help to get your creative juices flowing by doing prompts (see second entry for definition, plus more about prompts). I find prompts quite fun! Hopefully you do to, and I'm pretty sure they might help you over come the Blank Page. Below are a couple books that I have read or are in the process or reading, that have some good prompt ideas:

1. Writing Magic, Creating Stories That Fly! By, Gail Carson Levine
2. The Write Brain Workbook, 366 Exercises To Liberate Your Writing. By Bonnie Neubauer

These books have some great prompts, I hope they help you! I hope these tips can help elevate your writing.

Until my next entry, stay confident, keep your pencils sharp, and keep on writing!
This is your fellow writer, signing off!