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Let's face facts here.
#1, you're going to be wrong sometimes.
#2, Even when you are 100% right,
Cutting you down to their size
will make some people feel taller.
The important thing is,
not to feel like you are the only one that ever gets criticized.
Others, and many of them well known,
have smarted in their turn over words hurled at their head.
| The man who is anybody and who does anything is surely going to
be criticized, vilified and misunderstood. This is a part of
the penalty for greatness, and every great man understands it; and
understands, too, that it is no proof of greatness. The final
proof of greatness lies in being able to endure contumely without
resentment. Elbert Hubbard It is just as hard to do your duty when men are sneering at you as when they are shooting at you. Woodrow Wilson |
George Washington was criticized so harshly while in the presidency that he
left the limelight of public office vowing the press would never have him to kick
around again.
He was also plagued with self doubts throughout his career.
| "Such is my situation that if I were to put the bitterest curse on an enemy this side of the grave I would put him in my place. I see the impossibility of doing any essential service to the cause by continuing in command, and yet I am told that if I quit the command inevitable ruin will follow from the distractions that will ensue. In confidence I tell you that I never was in such a divided, unhappy state since I was born." George Washington. |
Moby Dick got shot down in flames so badly
it took 50 years before it became a classic.
You can take it for a given fact: Learn to live with it. And don't ever try to educate people like this, because when "DUH" is 97.2% of their vocabulary, you will NEVER convince them that the sun rises in the east on Tuesdays even if you should labor all the days of your life. That is one of the lumps in the pudden.
Here is my policy for dealing with critics..
Don't ever depend on non professionals to evaluate how well your stories drive. In fact, if you believe in your work with all your heart, don't let ANYone's good or bad evaluation deter you from that belief. On the other hand, If you need help and know it, don't be afraid to ask.
The advice to quit when the bell rings may be true for the polished writer, but the only way I have found to become a polished writer is to keep on rewriting anything you produce until you are a polished writer. Even after you are selling much of what you write, my experience says to come back to rewrite what you have already sold until you are proud of it. In order to become a great writer You can write quicker, faster, and better by drilling yourself to get better at spotting what needs rewriting, before you put it down on paper. Soon the words you write in the first draft will be truer to your higher self than the words you produced only after the many rewrites you did in the beginning of your career. |
Hush you huskies. Hush!
Lin Stone *** If it's very painful for you to criticize your friends - you're safe in doing it. But if you take the slightest pleasure in it, that's the time to hold your tongue. -- Alice Duer Miller*** *** If your parents never had children, chances are you won't either. -- Dick Cavett *** "Writing is not necessarily something to be ashamed of, but do it in private and wash your hands afterwards." Robert A. Heinlein. *** The confused mind always says NO. Dan Lok *** MORE tips on the way. Write for the Big Screen Writing Tips Free Plots More Free Plots Psychological Plots and storytelling Strategies Get the free electronic book, Tips For Writers. Not only is it free, you can make as many copies as you want and send them to all your friends. The Horror Writers Association has a goodly assortment of tips for their members, many of which apply to all us other writers.
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| “I came to your site looking for
information about writing but was so turned off by your terrible
design, layout, images, text … just about everything about your
website is disgusting. It’s old fashioned, clunky, cluttered, there
are text spelling errors, font face errors. It’s just in general
terrible. The backgrounds for a start, and those tables … the design
is at least 10 years old and seriously needs updating to even be
considered a serious website. “Get a website profesionally designed - DONT do it yourself. The fact that you ADVERTISE web design on here astounds me, as a professional web site designer I am apalled by your complete disregard of WW3 standards.” The sad part of this is that I agree wholeheartedly with the assessment of the sender (I almost said “writer”) And the fact is, I’ve hired “profesionals” in the past and lost so much traffic that I hastily hauled my old versions back. What really ticks people like this off is that right now if you go to Google and type “how to start your own website” into the search box, TALE WINS comes in in second place, not him - or her as the case may be. I’m sure that must be a bitter pill to swallow, and it has been to many others since 1998 as my pages have consistently been in the top 20 spots since that date. What interests me most about this criticism is that the sender laments my disregard of ww3 standards. The fact is, I probably am since I don’t have the least idea in the world what they are. My experience has been that readers don’t care one fig’s worth for the blue nose standards some authority figures are trying to impose upon the web. The fact remains that there are 637,382,763,119 surfers on the web and even web sites like mine are still getting their share of that traffic. In fact, from 100 to 500 people a day are signing up for my newsletter. Sure, I know I’m a dinosaur and that Tale Wins is being wiped out as the huge corporations move in to claim ownership of the Internet. But I’ll tell you what, I’ve bloodied a whole lot of big noses over the years and it’s been fun while it lasted. So,,, let this be a lesson to you.. even if you don’t know everything there is to know about the task in front of you, JUMP IN. Get started. Keep moving, and do the best you can. If you ever do get criticized like this, remember my motto. illegitimi non-carborundum. |
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Productivity begins by recognizing and valuing your brilliance, time, and space. It starts with awareness of what works and what does not. It continues with examining what needs grease, or other needs. Search for the truth for what you need in order to rev up your writing.
I don't care what kind of writing you do, the more public attention you receive, the
faster and heavier the criticism you will find is showered upon you, your work, your stance, and your precepts. 