06.09.06

Meeting the Inner Critic

Posted in Screenplay at 6:27 pm by Administrator

Well I did it.  I started my screenplay, and already I have run into my Inner Critic.  Yipes.  (See my dream posted on 05/26/06.) 

My assignment last night was to write ten pages in two hours.  I was able to produce three pages in the allotted two hours which meant, according to screenwriter and author Viki King, I was not letting my screenplay flow through me.  While I was writing I could tell I was being too cerebral, that I was thinking too much.

Today is a new day and another opportunity to get out of my own way.  So I now need to communicate to my Inner Critic that his services are not needed at this time.  I was joking with a colleague that I need to send him out to coffee shop and let him eat doughnuts and drink coffee while I work on my screenplay.  After I finish the first draft then I can invite him back.  The Critic does have an important role but not now.  My Inner Child needs to be given free rein at this time.

So here is the plan.  Tonight before I begin writing I will meditate on inviting my Inner Child to come and play.  And I will let my Inner Critic know he gets to take the evening off.  I will keep you posted on the results.

Until next time,
Swan

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