Thursday, June 16, 2011

Writer Intuition vs. Self Doubt


And trust me...there is a difference.







  1. Angie - you are right, those 3 first chapters are great;)

    I never doubt my intuition, I think it's a great tool for writers to listen to it. And I am merciless about cutting my babies off, even if it hurts most of the time, it's always for the better -- I've actually wrote short stories with extra scenes from novels/screenplays.

    I think as a writer, your intuition is your best friend -- even if you fight with it, sometimes.

  2. Intuition can be a good thing but at other times, it can be the road in for the self doubt. I think the key is fixing the clunkiness but to continue going through the manuscript rather than working and reworking the same part.

  3. I think writers' intuition is naturally faulty. Otherwise, why would we always need to "kill our darlings"?

  4. My novel Senior Year Bites, used to be one or two chapters longer, but my wonderful beta reader Bookwyrm said... it would be stronger if you end it here. I resisted... said... but all those good words... then gave in cause she was right. Apparently the ending made my editor tear up a little.

    Yep, Bookie was right :) It was hard though.

    Good luck!

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