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Which voice speaks louder than the other?

2015 August 25
by Mike Vial

Which voice speaks louder than the other:

The creative voice, that says, “Let’s explore this idea!” or the critic, that says, “This idea isn’t any good”?

More importantly, which one is harder to harness? Is it more difficult to come up with unique ideas or squelching the voice that interferes with the creative process?

Either way, the second voice must be ignored to allow for the first voice to speak.

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I finished my first poetry commission last week, and it felt great to be not only writing, but be inspired to write from someone’s request.

And while it’s also great to be paid for one’s writing, the money serves as another motivator, saying, “This work must get done!”

We don’t always need an advance sale to be that motivator. Maybe there is an upcoming art show, a concert, a recording session, or a lecture you can schedule that will require work to get done.

Douglas Adams joked, “I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by.”

Deadlines make another sound, being a third voice, that says, “Get to work!”

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Want to commission the next poem? Be the muse, and a patron:
http://mikevial.bandcamp.com/merch/be-the-muse-commission-a-poem

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