Me: “What’s up, Critic?”

Critic: “Just wondering why you’re not working?”

Me: “There are dishes to be done.”

Critic: “Bologna! They were there yesterday, and you didn’t care.”

Me: “Well, I need more time to really sit down and write and if I have to do the dishes, I can’t. Also, the thing I’ve written that I really liked, I was day drunk in Mexico and I gave up drinking and I’ll never write anything any good ever again!”

Critic: “Not with that attitude! Pull yourself together. You did it once, you can do it again.”

Me: “I better go back to Mexico.”

Critic: “Or read the blog post sober and figure out what you liked and do it again.”

Me: “Good idea. So now, what if no one wants to share their story with me?”

Critic: “Everyone wants to tell their story. People love to talk about themselves. Don’t you love to talk about yourself?”

Me: “Yes, when people are asking questions and seem genuinely interested.”

Critic: “Exactly! So, ask questions and seem genuinely interested!”

Me: “I AM interested!”

Critic: “So, what’s the problem?!”

Me: “I think I better go do the dishes.”

(Based on an exercise from the Lighthouse Writer’s Workshop class titled, Writing 101: You Gotta Start Somewhere)

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