Tricks the Muse Plays

From Doug two days ago:

...You need to learn not only what works for you, but also how you tend to trick yourself as a writer. After all, it's our job to tell convincing lies stories, and we often make our own best targets.What makes it even harder, though, is that sometimes we aren't tricking ourselves. That same urge that is a bad idea nine times out of ten may be the right answer this time

The problem I have is a negative response that comes back repeatedly as I am writing, but is especiall...