The Watcher at the Gate

In "The Watcher at the Gates," Gail Godwin describes that pernicious character inside each writer's head that prevents her from consistent and confident writing. Godwin's "Watcher" relies heavily on Freudian psychology and seems to loiter around a castle gate. Who is your watcher? What does your watcher look like? What does he say to you to protect you from failing, and in turn prevent you from writing at all? Where does he live? What does he eat? You may want to use a visual to enhance your audience's conception of your "Watcher."

My watcher in my head grandma, she is the one person that could make my world and time stop. Even though my grandma is a great distraction I of course love her dearly. My watcher is not someone you would consider scary or mean. My watcher looks like a typical Spanish grandma with dark hair, dark complexion, dark eyes, and a bunch of kids. My grandma prevents me from writing and clogs my brain from thinking because when I think about my grandma and when I find her pennies on the floor from heaven, I get distracted from what I really need to be focusing on and put all my attention towards trying to remember as much as I can about my grandma and just cherishing the time I have thinking about her. My watcher has lived in heaven with God and the angels for almost eleven years now and I wouldn't want my watcher to be anywhere else. My watcher eats whatever her heart desires because in heaven there is no limits or boundaries. Typical foods you would see my grandma eating would have to be beans, Spanish rice, tortillas, chicken, steak, and all the amazing Mexican foods that my grandma loves. You definitely cannot forget about apple pies either :) ....despite my writers block and the little voice inside my head (my grandmas voice) that takes me away from writing, I would not want any one else to be my Watcher besides my grandma.