Tips for overriding the inner critic

I think we are all familiar with the editor/critic lounging on the chaise in our gray matter. Oh, it's all comfy and relaxed until we pick up a pen or seat ourselves at the keyboard and then... Whammy! - it's all fangs and claws ready to rip into our soft underbellies. I am all too familiar with this creature and we have done battle. Here are a few things that I have found which have sent the vulture scurrying for the horizon or ducking behind tangles of neurons.

1. Go to a new location - somehow this confuses it and it cannot get its bearings
2. Make a date with a friend who writes - a little competition might clear your mind
3. Let the torrent of thoughts flow without stopping - don't worry if they don't make sense somewhere in the middle of your ramblings they will and that is what you will use.
4. Natalie Goldberg in Writing Down the Bones recommends you use the phrase "I remember..." and then if you get stuck, start over with a new "I remember..."
5. Write about the creature until you exhaust all its juices - take all your insecurities and lay them all over the page. Then put it away and get on with your story.

I hope some of this is useful. If you have some good tips, please send them my way.
Thanks

Words, words, words

They're just words or are they? A certain grouping of letters results in a word but how it is received and with what power it is imbued is totally dependent on the receiver. What we bring to the gathering of letters is based on our prior experiences, our outlook on life, even our DNA - all of these things bring color and texture to words. Without them it's sort of like the proverbial tree falling in the forest - would they make a sound? The children's game, telegraph, aptly demonstrates this principle - each receiver runs the statement through their editor and what comes out is rarely what went in. So as you go through your day, pay special attention to how you receive and interpret words.

Torn Between Two Covers

Here is my dilemma: I am writing two books; one fiction; one nonfiction. It's hard to decide which one to work on and then to get the pen moving. Not only that but I am trying to figure out marketing ideas for the novel I have already published. Some days I get nothing done flitting about between the three competing energies. I would welcome any suggestions for managing my time. I love writing but sometimes it carries a stress of its own. Some days it's easy because a new idea for one of the books has crept in over night so my direction for the day is taken care of but some days I have no direction. Maybe I should just flip a coin but with three choices I would have to create the coin first. Oh, one more complication; I thought about publishing a book of poetry since I have around 50-60 poems I could use. It would serve as a giveaway - since the marketing gurus recommend having them on your website. So the question is how to prioritize and stay focused.