Put down everything that comes into your head and then you're a writer. But an author is one who can judge his own stuff's worth, without pity, and destroy most of it."
(Casual Chance, 1964)
Tags: writing creative-process editing self-criticism
Remember, you have been criticizing yourself for years and it hasn’t worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.
Louise L. HayTags: self-esteem self-criticism approval positive-thoughts self-compassion you-can-heal-your-life
A modern philosopher who has never once suspected himself of being a charlatan must be such a shallow mind that his work is probably not worth reading.
Leszek KołakowskiTags: doubt philosophy irony self-criticism modernity charlatan
We are never so much disposed to quarrel with others as when we are dissatisfied with ourselves.
William HazlittTags: self-criticism dissatisfaction quarrel
Inside Critics
The critical voices in our own heads are far more vicious than what we might hear from the outside. Our "inside critics" have intimate knowledge of us and can zero in on our weakest spots.
You might be told by the critics that you're too fat, too old, too young, not intelligent enough, a quitter, not logical, prone to try too many things...
It's all balderdash!
Some elements of these may be true, and it's completely up to you how they affect you. Inside critics are really just trying to protect you. You can:
Learn to dialogue with them.
Give them new jobs.
Turn them into allies.
You can also dismantle/exterminate them.
Tags: art writing self-esteem procrastination dreaming creativity self-criticism critical-thought inner-critic self-critic
We are all failures- at least the best of us are.
J.M. BarrieTags: success learning moving-on failure self-criticism
Writers are often the worst judges of what they have written.
Stephen KingTags: writing judgement self-criticism critique 2002
You know that sickening feeling of inadequacy and over-exposure you feel when you look upon your own empurpled prose? Relax into the awareness that this ghastly sensation will never, ever leave you, no matter how successful and publicly lauded you become. It is intrinsic to the real business of writing and should be cherished.
Will SelfTags: writing prose self-criticism inadequacy critical exposure
Don't panic. Midway through writing a novel, I have regularly experienced moments of bowel-curdling terror, as I contemplate the drivel on the screen before me and see beyond it, in quick succession, the derisive reviews, the friends' embarrassment, the failing career, the dwindling income, the repossessed house, the divorce . . . Working doggedly on through crises like these, however, has always got me there in the end. Leaving the desk for a while can help. Talking the problem through can help me recall what I was trying to achieve before I got stuck. Going for a long walk almost always gets me thinking about my manuscript in a slightly new way. And if all else fails, there's prayer. St Francis de Sales, the patron saint of writers, has often helped me out in a crisis. If you want to spread your net more widely, you could try appealing to Calliope, the muse of epic poetry, too.
Sarah WatersTags: writing prayer panic walking self-criticism terror patron-saints
I'm not saying the plot doesn't have holes.
Vernon D. BurnsTags: self-criticism
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