Brandi asked Lynsay Sands:

I want to start by saying I love your work. You are truly gifted. I have tried many times to start writing books. Ideas go through my mind constantly but I find myself so critical when I actually start writing, to the point that I talk myself out of it..thinking it's not good enough and won't get published. Any advice for an aspiring writer on how to beat personal critique demons?

Lynsay Sands We all have that personal critique demon. The way I deal is to avoid it. I don't read or edit as I write. I just write the whole book. Then, after a break (if my deadline isn't too tight) I'll read and edit it. I've read books a year or ten years later and go, "Wow, I used to be able to write!" LOL. Cause when I'm doing it, I sure don't think I can or am doing well.

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