When Does Your Inner Critic Appear? Three Scenarios of Self-Sabotage and How to Renegotiate Your Contract
Scenario #1: The new chapter draft is going pretty well. You're writing steadily, enjoying a renewed commitment to your book. Suddenly, from some dark place in your mind, a switch goes on. An unrelated thought or feeling slips in. Maybe something you forgot to do or say. A small mistake or failure. The thought distracts you and you slowly leave t…