Beat the Negativity!

[kitty_fic]

When you hear that little voice telling you that you're not a good writer or everything you're doing is wrong. How do you combat that?

I've had several friends tell me that their writing has been crippled by negative thoughts and attitude.

What do you do when you start to compare yourself to others or have that niggling voice in the back of your mind telling you that you can't do it?

What are some things you have done or can do to quiet that negativity and push forward with a positive attitude?


“Comparison is the thief of joy.” ~Dwight Edwards

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[sara-holmes.livejournal.com]

I like to think that tea has super-powers, though I suspect you're right. I also have a typewriter and I LOVE it because it has no blinky cursor to mock me with, just a really satisfying noise when you finish a line :)

The book is The Master and Margerita by Mikhail Bulgakov- it was written in Soviet Russia under Stalin (with the Author hiding in a basement) and it's a mix of a parody of Soviet life and a running commentary on morality. It features the devil and his henchmen wandering around Moscow causing chaos, including the cat (which also steals peoples heads for a laugh). It's utter madness but one of my favourite things ever.