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S17, Ep6 Diana Evans: the bestselling author on writing routines, dealing with her inner critic and living life to the fullest
How To Fail With Elizabeth Day
How to Deal With Your Inner Critic
I try to kick the social media out of my study yeah because it's just so public isn't. I have an American friend Jennifer Cabot who when she is writing she has a conversation with her inner critic and says you know I'm gonna do some work now we'll go shopping or something. Sometimes I'll actually physically open the door and stay goodbye and go and close the door so it's just me in the room without the critic. So I have this really strong commitment to not allowing the critical voice to enter into the writing sometimes it's not possible but I am aware that the critic is there.
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